Weather Alerts for Floyd CountyIssued by the National Weather Service |
 FLOOD WARNING |
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| FLOYD COUNTY | ||
Areas Affected: Cerro Gordo, IA - Floyd, IA - Worth, IA |
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| Effective: Wed, 5/8 9:24pm | Updated: Thu, 5/9 5:30am | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Thu, 5/9 9:30am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...The National Weather Service in Des Moines IA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Iowa... Winnebago River at Mason City affecting Cerro Gordo, Worth and Floyd Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...The Winnebago River at Mason City, or from Beaver Creek near Fertile...to the Shell Rock River near Rockford. * WHEN...From Thursday afternoon to late Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, widespread flooding occurs at city parks. Water reaches the underside of the 12th St NE bridge at the piers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 8.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 10.4 feet Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. Information: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts on the Internet refer to https://water.noaa.gov. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. |
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