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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
421 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Major severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Iowa...

  Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County.

.The river forecast for the Des Moines River at Fort Dodge has been
adjusted upward and now major flooding is expected. The upward
adjustment is due to changes in forecast rainfall amounts and timing.

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 through Sunday morning.



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421 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...The Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, or from the municipal
  power dam to Lehigh.

* WHEN...From late Saturday night until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the railroad
  trestle approach.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 8.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early Sunday morning and continue rising to a crest of 18.0
    feet early Wednesday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 10.5 feet. Major Flood Stage is x ft.


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LAT...LON 4242 9421 4265 9424 4265 9416 4232 9393
      4230 9405


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