Active Alerts Belle Plaine, IA

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.The next statement will be issued by Friday morning at 1130 AM CDT.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...Cedar River at Vinton affecting Benton County.Cedar River AT Palo Blairs Ferry Rd affecting Linn County.Cedar River at Cedar Rapids affecting Cedar County.Cedar River near Conesville affecting Louisa and MuscatineCounties.Cedar River at Cedar Bluff affecting Cedar, Muscatine and JohnsonCounties.* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Cedar River at Vinton.* WHEN...From this afternoon to tomorrow evening.* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Minor Flood Stage. Agricultural and lowland flooding is ongoing. Water affects much of 22nd Avenue Roadnorthwest of Vinton.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 10:15 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 14.6 feet and rising.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stagelate this afternoon to a crest of 15.3 feet just aftermidnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage latetomorrow morning.- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.