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Flood Warning

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Black Hawk, IA

Status In Progress Started about 2 hours ago
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed

Details

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...
Black Hawk Creek at Hudson affecting Black Hawk County.
South Skunk River near Ames US 30 affecting Story and Polk Counties.
Ioway Creek at Ames Lincoln Way affecting Story County.
Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th St affecting Warren, Polk and Marion Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...
South Skunk River at Colfax affecting Jasper, Polk and Marion Counties.
Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County.
North Raccoon River near Perry affecting Dallas County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Black Hawk Creek at Hudson, or from the Black Hawk-Grundy County line to the Cedar River in Waterloo.
* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Water closes Ranchero Rd in Waterloo. Some residential evacuations may occur.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 15.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.9 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.

Instructions

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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