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Flood Warning
ActiveBlack Hawk, IA; Butler, IA; Grundy, IA; Tama, IA
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Grundy County in central Iowa... Northern Tama County in central Iowa... Southeastern Butler County in north central Iowa... Black Hawk County in northeastern Iowa...
* WHEN...Until 1045 AM CDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Several structures are flooded and some sand bagging operations are continuing. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 501 PM CDT, emergency management reported ongoing flooding across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen today. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Grundy Center, Evansdale, Hudson, Reinbeck, Dike, Elk Run Heights, Uni-Dome And McLeod Center, Waterloo Municipal Airport, Crossroads Mall, Washburn, Dunkerton, Raymond, Wellsburg, New Hartford, Holland, Stout and Morrison. - This includes Interstate 380 between mile markers 65 and 73.
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.
Data from the National Weather Service
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