Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
958 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...CEDAR RIVER...

  AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...BLACK HAWK

RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED
PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE
ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.

MORE INFORMATION IS AT  WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES .

&&

IAC013-261458-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130527T0900Z/
/CEDI4.3.ER.130521T1440Z.130523T0330Z.130526T0900Z.NO/
958 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CEDAR RIVER AT CEDAR FALLS...OR FROM THE WEST FORK CEDAR
  RIVER...TO THE CEDAR FALLS-WATERLOO CITY LIMITS.
* UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT  8:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 88.6 FEET...OR 0.6 FEET ABOVE
  FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 88.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* FORECAST...GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT  88.5 FEET...WATER COVERS THE BIKE PATH AT GEORGE WYTH
  PARK.

&&

LAT...LON 4255 9255 4264 9255 4264 9233 4255 9236

$$
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