Varningar, Burt City Police Department

Flood Warning issued June 24 at 11:07AM CDT until June 30 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa... Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk County. Cedar River at Janesville affecting Butler, Bremer and Black Hawk Counties. Cedar River at Waterloo affecting Black Hawk County. Winnebago River at Mason City affecting Floyd, Worth and Cerro Gordo Counties. Shell Rock River at Shell Rock affecting Butler, Bremer and Black Hawk Counties. East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City affecting Humboldt County. East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Kossuth and Humboldt Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Des Moines River near Stratford affecting Hamilton, Boone and Webster Counties. 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 and Palo Alto Counties. West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville affecting Emmet County. .River forecasts have recently been updated. Record flooding is forecast along portions of the West Fork Des Moines River. Varying degrees of flood severity are forecast along portions of other streams. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...The East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, or from Buffalo Creek near Burt to Lotts Creek near Livermore. * WHEN...Until late Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Water affects portions of US 18. Water enters the parking lot of the shopping center north of US 18 and west of the river. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:15 AM CDT Monday the stage was 20.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.7 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water. River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast precipitation over the next 24 hours.