Deer Creek Area, IA Alertes météo

Flood Watch issued June 20 at 10:09PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA ...The National Weather Service in Des Moines IA has issued a Flood Watch for the following rivers in Iowa... Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk county. Winnebago River at Mason City affecting Worth, Cerro Gordo and Floyd counties. Shell Rock River at Shell Rock affecting Butler, Black Hawk and Bremer counties. Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County. Des Moines River near Stratford affecting Webster, Hamilton and Boone Counties. ...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Iowa... West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville affecting Emmet County. West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt County. West Fork Des Moines River at Emmetsburg affecting Palo Alto and Pocahontas Counties. East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Kossuth and Humboldt Counties. .These forecasts are highly dependent on forecast rainfall amounts on Friday and Saturday, therefore the crest values are conditional on the forecast rainfall occurring. * WHAT...Flooding is possible. * WHERE...The Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, or from the municipal power dam to Lehigh. * WHEN...From Monday evening until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Water affects lowland areas near the river and threatens residences along the river in Fort Dodge. At 14.0 feet, Water affects some access roads along the river in Fort Dodge as well as in Lehigh. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 7.9 feet. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached Monday evening. - Flood stage is 10.5 feet. - This forecast is highly dependent on forecast rainfall amounts on Friday and Saturday, therefore the crest value is conditional on the forecast rainfall occurring. For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water. If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding. River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast precipitation through 7pm Saturday, June 22nd.

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