River Flooding continues along many of the state’s river this weekend. This will likely continue into next week if not longer for some areas where the rivers tend to drop very slowly. The following rivers are under River Flood Warnings as of Saturday Afternoon Des Moines River near Eddyville Raccoon River at IA Hwy 28 …
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River Flooding Continuing
Aside from the ice jam flooding that is occurring in Fort Dodge and Mason City tonight, other rivers continue rising over their banks across the state. Numerous rivers continue under Flood Warnings, many through next week at the latest. Here are the following rivers that are under Flood Warnings (Forecast Points) Squaw Creek at Ames …
Ice Jams Causing Flash Flooding
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1136 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ICE JAM FLOODING IN… CENTRAL WEBSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… * UNTIL 530 AM CST * AT 1135 PM …
River Flood Warnings as of Thursday
River flooding continues across many of the rivers and streams in the state. Here is a list (LONG!) of the rivers that are currently under or have warnings issued into the future. Chariton River near Chariton Thompson River at Davis City South Fork Chariton River near Promise City Iowa River near Rowan Beaver Creek at …
Area Forecast Discussion from NWS Des Moines This Morning
Here is the hydrology portion of this morning’s Area Forecast Discussion from the NWS in Des Moines WIDESPREAD FLOOD EVENT…DRIVEN BY COMBINATION OF RAPID SNOW MELT AS WELL AS OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL…IS ALREADY UNDERWAY OR WILL START WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS…IN MOST LOCATIONS. WE/RE NOT LOOKING AT ANOTHER 2008 EVENT HOWEVER. THE FLOODING …
River Flooding Continues
With more rain on the way and continued snowmelt across the state, rivers are continuing to rise to near and slightly over flood stage. Here are the following rivers that are currently under river flood warnings. (It is a LONG list) Chariton River near Chariton South Fork Chariton River near Promise City Boone River near …
More River Flood Warnings Issued
In addition to the many river flood warnings issued yesterday, several more were issued this morning for flooding that is expected to occur later this week and into next week. They include Cedar Creek near Bussey East Fork Nishnabotna River at Red Oak North Skunk River near Sigourney Wapsipinicon River at Anamosa Maquoketa River at …
Numerous River Flood Warnings
As was mentioned earlier this afternoon in a post, numerous flood warnings have been issued for many rivers in the state. This is for the continuing snowmelt but expected moderate to heavy rain this week across the state. The following rivers are currently under (or will be under) a flood warning. North Fork Raccoon River …
Flooding Likely This Week
The latest QPF chart this morning showed the amount of rain that the state may get has been raised. Most of the state will receive an inch at the least with some locations possibly getting close to 2 inches. This will likely cause some minor or moderate flooding on the state’s rivers and streams over …
The Third Spring Flood Outlooks
Here are the latest Flood Outlooks that were issued earlier today. NOTE: NWS Omaha did not issue one that I could find. NWS Des Moines Flood Outlook NWS Quad Cities Flood Outlook NWS LaCrosse Flood Outlook NWS Sioux Falls Flood Outlook