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WGUS83 KDMX 032222
FLSDMX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
522 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...

  West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville affecting Emmet County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast
precipitation over the next 24 hours.



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IAC063-041030-
/O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-240606T1800Z/
/ESVI4.1.ER.240601T1848Z.240604T0600Z.240606T0600Z.NO/
522 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...The West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville, or from the
  Iowa-Minnesota border to near Wallingford.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Mike Mickelson Park south of Iowa 9 is
  inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 5:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 10.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.6
    feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
    flood stage early Thursday morning.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.


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LAT...LON 4326 9483 4350 9491 4350 9485 4326 9471


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Martin