Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
657 WGUS83 KDMX 030248 FLSDMX Flood Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 948 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Kossuth and Humboldt Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts on the Internet refer to https://water.noaa.gov. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. && IAC091-109-031500- /O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0001.240503T1600Z-240507T0600Z/ /AGNI4.1.ER.240503T1600Z.240504T1200Z.240507T0000Z.NO/ 948 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...The East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, or from Buffalo Creek near Burt...to Lotts Creek near Livermore. * WHEN...From Friday morning to early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, US 169 is threatened near Saint Joseph and may be overtopped south of Algona. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 16.2 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 17.7 feet Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Monday evening. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 4288 9415 4288 9425 4307 9428 4320 9422 4320 9414 $$ Jimenez