Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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WGUS43 KDMX 121745
FLWDMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1245 PM CDT Sun Jul 12 2026
...The National Weather Service in Des Moines IA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Iowa...
Cedar River at Waterloo affecting Black Hawk County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For the latest 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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/ALOI4.1.ER.260713T0600Z.260713T0600Z.260713T0600Z.NO/
1245 PM CDT Sun Jul 12 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO TOMORROW MORNING...
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...The Cedar River at Waterloo, or from the Waterloo-Cedar
Falls city limits to Spring Creek near La Porte City.
* WHEN...From late tonight to tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Many storm sewers are closed along Black
Hawk Creek and the Cedar River. The Fletcher Ave levee gates are
closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 12.1 feet. Emergency
management reported flooding in the Sherwood Park area with
flood waters encroaching on the roadway. Area campgrounds
near the river are experiencing flooding as well.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0
feet just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
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LAT...LON 4256 9238 4238 9207 4230 9207 4230 9222
4240 9230 4249 9247
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Hagenhoff