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WGUS83 KDMX 181123
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
623 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended 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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IAC063-182330-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-240619T0508Z/
/ESVI4.1.ER.240618T0055Z.240618T1000Z.240618T1708Z.NO/
623 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

* 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 just after midnight tonight.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 5:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 10.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage this
    afternoon to 9.6 feet this evening. It will then rise to 9.9
    feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will fall to 9.4 feet early
    Friday morning. It will then rise to 9.8 feet Monday morning.
    It will fall again and remain below flood stage.
  - 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