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WGUS43 KDMX 040148
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
848 PM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

...The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Iowa...

  Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49 affecting Poweshiek and Tama Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast
precipitation over the next 48 hours.



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IAC157-171-041400-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0039.261004T1500Z-261006T0800Z/
/TMAI4.1.ER.261004T1500Z.261005T0600Z.261006T0200Z.NO/
848 PM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49, or from Timber Creek near Le
  Grand to Salt Creek near Belle Plaine.

* WHEN...From Sunday morning to late Monday night.

* IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, Backwater from the Iowa River covers
  portions of Business 30 and S Prospect Dr in Toledo. At 12.8 feet,
  Water affects portions of C Ave and D Ave from US 30 to the south.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 12.1 feet, and rising.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning to a crest of 12.9 feet early Monday morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage late Monday evening.
  - Flood stage is 12.5 feet.


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LAT...LON 4197 9277 4208 9277 4192 9230 4181 9230


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