Active Alerts Wallingford, 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...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.This approaches the flood of record.* WHERE...The West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville, or from theIowa-Minnesota border to near Wallingford.* WHEN...Until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, Highway 9 closed just west of river inEstherville.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 9:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 17.2 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.3feet this evening.- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of17.7 feet on 04/12/1969.