Active Alerts Moorland, IA

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer toweather.gov/desmoines/water.River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecastprecipitation over the next 24 hours.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County.East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Kossuth andHumboldt Counties....The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt County.West Fork Des Moines River at Emmetsburg affecting Palo Alto andPocahontas Counties.West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville affecting Emmet County.* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.* WHERE...The Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, or from the municipalpower dam to Lehigh.* WHEN...From this evening until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the railroadtrestle approach.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 10:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 9.4 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stagelate this evening and continue rising to a crest of 17.0 feetearly Wednesday afternoon.- Flood stage is 10.5 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of16.8 feet on 06/27/2010.