Varningar, Humboldt County Historical Museum

Flood Warning issued June 24 at 11:07AM CDT until June 28 at 9:00AM 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...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...The East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City, or from Highway C26 to the West Fork Des Moines River. * WHEN...Until late Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Water affects the Dakota City bridge just south of town. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 21.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.9 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Thursday evening. - Flood stage is 20.0 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.