Several rivers are currently in flood or will be in flood with the rapid snowmelt that has taken place over the last number of days. A Flood Warning has been issued for the Little Sioux River at Cherokee, Spencer and Milford. A Flood Warning has also been issued for the Ocheyedan River near Spencer and …
Category: Flooding
Flooding Issues
Numerous Rivers are under a Flood Warning because of the recent snow melt across the state. The Raccoon River at Des Moines (The gage at IA Hwy 28), The South Skunk River at Oskaloosa, The Maquoketa River at Maquoketa, The Iowa River at Marengo and Lone Tree just to name a few. The rivers should …
Some Evening Notes
Some river flood warnings have been issued for numerous area rivers due to the snowmelt that has occurred over the last few days. This is also due to some ice jams as well. The Raccoon River near Des Moines is expected to crest soon due to an ice jam that is occurring there. A Flash …
Fog and Flooding
A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect through tonight for the NE half of Iowa. The expirations are different from each weather office, but to make it simple, the dense fog will slowly end once a cold front pushes through later tonight or very early tomorrow morning. This front could bring some heavy rain along …
Flood Updates
A flood watch continues until 6am for the following counties in Iowa, Adair, Adams, Audubon, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Decatur, Guthrie, Ringgold, Sac, Taylor and Union. Heavy rain in the previous 24-36 hours with an additional inch of rain possible tonight could lead to rises in streams and rivers over the next few days in these …
River Flooding Update Tuesday
There are still two rivers, Skunk River at Augusta and Chariton River at Chariton that are still flooding this afternoon. Both rivers will fall below flood stage this evening. The Chariton River at Chariton has minor flooding while the Skunk River at Augusta has moderate flooding at this time.
River Flooding Monday Update
A few rivers continue above flood stage today. They should fall below flood stage by tomorrow. The Chariton River at Chariton has minor flooding and is expected to fall below flood stage tonight. The Skunk River at Augusta has major flooding and is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow morning. The English River at …
River Flooding Update
A number of rivers continue to flood, but many have fallen below flood stage at this time. Here are the remaining rivers currently in flood or about to flood. The Chariton River at Chariton (Minor Flooding) Will fall below flood stage this evening. The English River at Kalona (Minor Flooding) Will crest in Moderate flood …
Flood Warning Updates
There are numerous flood warnings in effect at midday. A Flash Flood Warning continues in Scott and Muscatine county. There is a Flood warning for Davis, Lucas, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa and Van Buren counties in SC and SE Iowa until this evening. This is for mainly urban and small stream flooding. Onto …
Flash Flood Warning in SC Iowa
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 916 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… EASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… WESTERN LUCAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH …