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...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE CEDAR RIVER AT CEDAR FALLS...OR FROM THE WEST FORK CEDAR
RIVER...TO THE CEDAR FALLS-WATERLOO CITY LIMITS.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 11:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 85.4 FEET...OR 2.6 FEET BELOW
FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 88.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE TO FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING. CONTINUE RISING TO
92.0 FEET...OR 4.0 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...THURSDAY MORNING. GO
BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 91.2 FEET...WATER COVERS PORTIONS OF LAKE STREET.
&&
LAT...LON 4255 9255 4264 9255 4264 9233 4255 9236
$$
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOWER...NORTHERN FLOYD AND
MITCHELL COUNTIES UNTIL 800 AM CDT...
AT 120 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT FLOODING WAS
OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF MITCHELL COUNTY...AND THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF MOWER COUNTY...AND THE FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF FLOYD COUNTY.
MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL IS MOVING NORTH OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA...AND AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT 6 HOURS. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...IS POSSIBLE LATER TODAY.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...AUSTIN...
CHARLES CITY...OSAGE...ADAMS...BROWNSDALE...FLOYD...GRAND MEADOW...LE
ROY...LYLE...NORA SPRINGS...RICEVILLE...ROCKFORD...ROSE CREEK...
RUDD...ST. ANSGAR AND STACYVILLE.
REPORTS OUT OF MITCHELL AND MOWER COUNTY STILL INDICATE THAT
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS STILL OCCURING...THOUGH THERE IS SOME VERY
MINOR IMPROVEMENT. HOWEVER...GIVEN THAT BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES OF
RAIN FELL...THERE REMAINS A VERY SERIOUS FLOODING THREAT THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS.
NUMEROUS ROADS ARE CLOSED...IMPASSABLE...AND ARE BARRICADED. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU HAVE TO. STAY HOME...STAY SAFE. HIGHWAY
218 BETWEEN OSAGE AND ST ANSGAR IS CLOSED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE
RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN
HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS.
&&
LAT...LON 4383 9304 4383 9246 4350 9245 4350 9255
4308 9255 4304 9257 4300 9303
$$
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MUSCATINE.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT 9:15 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET...AND FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16 FEET...WATER AFFECTS THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
RIVERSIDE PARK PARKING LOT.
&&
LAT...LON 4141 9108 4124 9114 4124 9108 4140 9102 4144 9103
$$
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOWER...NORTHERN FLOYD AND
MITCHELL COUNTIES UNTIL 800 AM CDT...
AT 120 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT FLOODING WAS
OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF MITCHELL COUNTY...AND THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF MOWER COUNTY...AND THE FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF FLOYD COUNTY.
MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL IS MOVING NORTH OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA...AND AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT 6 HOURS. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...IS POSSIBLE LATER TODAY.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...AUSTIN...
CHARLES CITY...OSAGE...ADAMS...BROWNSDALE...FLOYD...GRAND MEADOW...LE
ROY...LYLE...NORA SPRINGS...RICEVILLE...ROCKFORD...ROSE CREEK...
RUDD...ST. ANSGAR AND STACYVILLE.
REPORTS OUT OF MITCHELL AND MOWER COUNTY STILL INDICATE THAT
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS STILL OCCURING...THOUGH THERE IS SOME VERY
MINOR IMPROVEMENT. HOWEVER...GIVEN THAT BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES OF
RAIN FELL...THERE REMAINS A VERY SERIOUS FLOODING THREAT THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS.
NUMEROUS ROADS ARE CLOSED...IMPASSABLE...AND ARE BARRICADED. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU HAVE TO. STAY HOME...STAY SAFE. HIGHWAY
218 BETWEEN OSAGE AND ST ANSGAR IS CLOSED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE
RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN
HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS.
&&
LAT...LON 4383 9304 4383 9246 4350 9245 4350 9255
4308 9255 4304 9257 4300 9303
$$
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MUSCATINE.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT 9:15 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET...AND FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16 FEET...WATER AFFECTS THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
RIVERSIDE PARK PARKING LOT.
&&
LAT...LON 4141 9108 4124 9114 4124 9108 4140 9102 4144 9103
$$
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...
MITCHELL. IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...DODGE...FILLMORE...MOWER...
OLMSTED AND WABASHA.
* THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING
* THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL ON ALREADY
SATURATED SOILS. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE.
* BASEMENT FLOODING...RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND ROAD
CLOSURES ARE ALL POSSIBLE FROM HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH
FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
&&
$$
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