Weather Alerts for Floyd CountyIssued by the National Weather Service |
FLOOD WARNING | ||
FLOYD COUNTY | ||
Areas Affected: Cerro Gordo, IA - Floyd, IA - Worth, IA |
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Effective: Thu, 5/9 5:33am | Updated: Thu, 5/9 6:20am | Urgency: Immediate |
Expires: Thu, 5/9 5:45pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Observed |
Details:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Winnebago River at Mason City affecting Cerro Gordo, Floyd and Worth Counties. Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County. West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt County. East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Humboldt and Kossuth 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 this 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 4:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.2 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 10.4 feet tomorrow 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. |