Active Alerts Ottosen, IA
For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer toweather.gov/desmoines/water.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecastprecipitation over the next 24 hours.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...Cedar River at Waterloo affecting Black Hawk County.Des Moines River near Stratford affecting Boone, Webster andHamilton Counties.East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Humboldt andKossuth Counties.Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk County.Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County.West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt County.West Fork Des Moines River at Emmetsburg affecting Pocahontas andPalo Alto Counties.West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville affecting Emmet County.East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City affecting HumboldtCounty....The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...Cedar River at Janesville affecting Butler, Black Hawk and BremerCounties.Shell Rock River at Shell Rock affecting Butler, Black Hawk andBremer Counties.* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding isforecast.* WHERE...The East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, or fromBuffalo Creek near Burt to Lotts Creek near Livermore.* WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon.* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Water affects US 169 south of Algona. US169 near Saint Joseph will be cut off. Water also threatenssections of US 18 east of US 169.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 9:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 19.1 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stageearly Sunday morning and continue falling and remain belowflood stage.- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer toweather.gov/desmoines/water.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecastprecipitation over the next 24 hours.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...Cedar River at Waterloo affecting Black Hawk County.Des Moines River near Stratford affecting Boone, Webster andHamilton Counties.East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Humboldt andKossuth Counties.Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk County.Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County.West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt County.West Fork Des Moines River at Emmetsburg affecting Pocahontas andPalo Alto Counties.West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville affecting Emmet County.East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City affecting HumboldtCounty....The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...Cedar River at Janesville affecting Butler, Black Hawk and BremerCounties.Shell Rock River at Shell Rock affecting Butler, Black Hawk andBremer Counties.* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...The East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City, or fromHighway C26 to the West Fork Des Moines River.* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Water affects the city park and largeamounts of agricultural land. The City of Dakota City is situatedon locally high ground and is generally not affected by floodingat this stage.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 9:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 20.5 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stagethis evening and continue falling and remain below floodstage.- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
