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List of Active Alerts by County
Adair
flood warning
Adams
flood warning
Allamakee
short term forecast
Appanoose
flood warning
Chickasaw
short term forecast
Clarke
flood warning
Clayton
short term forecast
Decatur
flood warning
flood warning
Fayette
short term forecast
Floyd
short term forecast
Howard
short term forecast
Madison
flood warning
Mitchell
short term forecast
Union
flood warning
Wayne
flood warning
flood warning
Winneshiek
short term forecast
Flood Warning
Adair (Iowa)
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1117 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
IAC001-003-039-053-121-175-185-042200-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FA.W.0011.090704T1617Z-090704T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DECATUR IA-WAYNE IA-UNION IA-ADAMS IA-CLARKE IA-ADAIR IA-MADISON IA-
1117 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
NORTHERN DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 1107 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT
WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. SMALLER STREAMS
ARE BEGINNING TO RECEDE HOWEVER LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS SEVERAL
ROADS ARE UNDERWATER. REPORTS OF ROADS UNDERWATER IN THE ORIENT AND
MURRAY AREAS. ADDITIONAL ROAD CLOSURES INCLUDE HIGHWAY 69 NEAR THE
CLARKE AND DECATUR COUNTY LINE...WEST OF VAN WERT NEAR 110TH STREET
AND 190TH AVE AND QUAIL RUN ROAD BETWEEN 80TH AND 90TH STREET
BETWEEN CORYDON AND HUMESTON. ADDITIONAL GRAVEL ROADS ARE UNDER
WATER AS WELL.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON HOWEVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 4086 9397 4090 9402 4091 9421 4117 9470
4135 9470 4121 9418 4092 9356 4090 9356
4082 9310 4070 9310
$$
DONAVON
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Flood Warning
Adams (Iowa)
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1117 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
IAC001-003-039-053-121-175-185-042200-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FA.W.0011.090704T1617Z-090704T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DECATUR IA-WAYNE IA-UNION IA-ADAMS IA-CLARKE IA-ADAIR IA-MADISON IA-
1117 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
NORTHERN DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 1107 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT
WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. SMALLER STREAMS
ARE BEGINNING TO RECEDE HOWEVER LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS SEVERAL
ROADS ARE UNDERWATER. REPORTS OF ROADS UNDERWATER IN THE ORIENT AND
MURRAY AREAS. ADDITIONAL ROAD CLOSURES INCLUDE HIGHWAY 69 NEAR THE
CLARKE AND DECATUR COUNTY LINE...WEST OF VAN WERT NEAR 110TH STREET
AND 190TH AVE AND QUAIL RUN ROAD BETWEEN 80TH AND 90TH STREET
BETWEEN CORYDON AND HUMESTON. ADDITIONAL GRAVEL ROADS ARE UNDER
WATER AS WELL.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON HOWEVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 4086 9397 4090 9402 4091 9421 4117 9470
4135 9470 4121 9418 4092 9356 4090 9356
4082 9310 4070 9310
$$
DONAVON
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Flood Warning
Appanoose (Iowa)
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
852 AM CDT SAT JUL 04 2009
...IMPORTANT--MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING...
RIVER FORECASTS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BOTH OBSERVED AND FORECAST
PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE
ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES .
IAC007-185-051352-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0083.090704T1643Z-090706T0253Z/
/PRMI4.1.ER.090704T1643Z.090704T1800Z.090705T0253Z.NO/
852 AM CDT SAT JUL 04 2009
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE SOUTH FORK CHARITON RIVER NEAR PROMISE CITY.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT 6:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET...AND RISING.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE
RISING TO 20.1 FEET TODAY. FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 20 FEET...THERE WILL BE FLOODING OF FARMLANDS IN
CLOSE
PROXIMITY TO THE CHANNEL.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Flood Warning
Clarke (Iowa)
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1117 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
IAC001-003-039-053-121-175-185-042200-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FA.W.0011.090704T1617Z-090704T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DECATUR IA-WAYNE IA-UNION IA-ADAMS IA-CLARKE IA-ADAIR IA-MADISON IA-
1117 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
NORTHERN DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 1107 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT
WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. SMALLER STREAMS
ARE BEGINNING TO RECEDE HOWEVER LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS SEVERAL
ROADS ARE UNDERWATER. REPORTS OF ROADS UNDERWATER IN THE ORIENT AND
MURRAY AREAS. ADDITIONAL ROAD CLOSURES INCLUDE HIGHWAY 69 NEAR THE
CLARKE AND DECATUR COUNTY LINE...WEST OF VAN WERT NEAR 110TH STREET
AND 190TH AVE AND QUAIL RUN ROAD BETWEEN 80TH AND 90TH STREET
BETWEEN CORYDON AND HUMESTON. ADDITIONAL GRAVEL ROADS ARE UNDER
WATER AS WELL.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON HOWEVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 4086 9397 4090 9402 4091 9421 4117 9470
4135 9470 4121 9418 4092 9356 4090 9356
4082 9310 4070 9310
$$
DONAVON
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Flood Warning
Decatur (Iowa)
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1117 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
IAC001-003-039-053-121-175-185-042200-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FA.W.0011.090704T1617Z-090704T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DECATUR IA-WAYNE IA-UNION IA-ADAMS IA-CLARKE IA-ADAIR IA-MADISON IA-
1117 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
NORTHERN DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 1107 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT
WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. SMALLER STREAMS
ARE BEGINNING TO RECEDE HOWEVER LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS SEVERAL
ROADS ARE UNDERWATER. REPORTS OF ROADS UNDERWATER IN THE ORIENT AND
MURRAY AREAS. ADDITIONAL ROAD CLOSURES INCLUDE HIGHWAY 69 NEAR THE
CLARKE AND DECATUR COUNTY LINE...WEST OF VAN WERT NEAR 110TH STREET
AND 190TH AVE AND QUAIL RUN ROAD BETWEEN 80TH AND 90TH STREET
BETWEEN CORYDON AND HUMESTON. ADDITIONAL GRAVEL ROADS ARE UNDER
WATER AS WELL.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON HOWEVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 4086 9397 4090 9402 4091 9421 4117 9470
4135 9470 4121 9418 4092 9356 4090 9356
4082 9310 4070 9310
$$
DONAVON
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Flood Warning
Decatur (Iowa)
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
852 AM CDT SAT JUL 04 2009
...IMPORTANT--MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING...
RIVER FORECASTS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BOTH OBSERVED AND FORECAST
PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE
ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES .
IAC053-051352-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0082.090705T0000Z-090707T1200Z/
/DVSI4.1.ER.090705T0000Z.090705T1800Z.090706T1200Z.NO/
852 AM CDT SAT JUL 04 2009
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE THOMPSON RIVER AT DAVIS CITY.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 8:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 1.6 FEET...AND STEADY.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE
RISING TO 11.8 FEET SUNDAY. FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 11 FEET...SOME FLOODING OCCURS AT THE DAVIS CITY PARK
AND CAMPGROUNDS.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Flood Warning
Madison (Iowa)
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1117 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
IAC001-003-039-053-121-175-185-042200-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FA.W.0011.090704T1617Z-090704T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DECATUR IA-WAYNE IA-UNION IA-ADAMS IA-CLARKE IA-ADAIR IA-MADISON IA-
1117 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
NORTHERN DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 1107 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT
WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. SMALLER STREAMS
ARE BEGINNING TO RECEDE HOWEVER LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS SEVERAL
ROADS ARE UNDERWATER. REPORTS OF ROADS UNDERWATER IN THE ORIENT AND
MURRAY AREAS. ADDITIONAL ROAD CLOSURES INCLUDE HIGHWAY 69 NEAR THE
CLARKE AND DECATUR COUNTY LINE...WEST OF VAN WERT NEAR 110TH STREET
AND 190TH AVE AND QUAIL RUN ROAD BETWEEN 80TH AND 90TH STREET
BETWEEN CORYDON AND HUMESTON. ADDITIONAL GRAVEL ROADS ARE UNDER
WATER AS WELL.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON HOWEVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 4086 9397 4090 9402 4091 9421 4117 9470
4135 9470 4121 9418 4092 9356 4090 9356
4082 9310 4070 9310
$$
DONAVON
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Flood Warning
Union (Iowa)
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1117 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
IAC001-003-039-053-121-175-185-042200-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FA.W.0011.090704T1617Z-090704T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DECATUR IA-WAYNE IA-UNION IA-ADAMS IA-CLARKE IA-ADAIR IA-MADISON IA-
1117 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
NORTHERN DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 1107 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT
WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. SMALLER STREAMS
ARE BEGINNING TO RECEDE HOWEVER LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS SEVERAL
ROADS ARE UNDERWATER. REPORTS OF ROADS UNDERWATER IN THE ORIENT AND
MURRAY AREAS. ADDITIONAL ROAD CLOSURES INCLUDE HIGHWAY 69 NEAR THE
CLARKE AND DECATUR COUNTY LINE...WEST OF VAN WERT NEAR 110TH STREET
AND 190TH AVE AND QUAIL RUN ROAD BETWEEN 80TH AND 90TH STREET
BETWEEN CORYDON AND HUMESTON. ADDITIONAL GRAVEL ROADS ARE UNDER
WATER AS WELL.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON HOWEVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 4086 9397 4090 9402 4091 9421 4117 9470
4135 9470 4121 9418 4092 9356 4090 9356
4082 9310 4070 9310
$$
DONAVON
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Flood Warning
Wayne (Iowa)
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1117 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
IAC001-003-039-053-121-175-185-042200-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FA.W.0011.090704T1617Z-090704T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DECATUR IA-WAYNE IA-UNION IA-ADAMS IA-CLARKE IA-ADAIR IA-MADISON IA-
1117 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
NORTHERN DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 1107 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT
WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. SMALLER STREAMS
ARE BEGINNING TO RECEDE HOWEVER LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS SEVERAL
ROADS ARE UNDERWATER. REPORTS OF ROADS UNDERWATER IN THE ORIENT AND
MURRAY AREAS. ADDITIONAL ROAD CLOSURES INCLUDE HIGHWAY 69 NEAR THE
CLARKE AND DECATUR COUNTY LINE...WEST OF VAN WERT NEAR 110TH STREET
AND 190TH AVE AND QUAIL RUN ROAD BETWEEN 80TH AND 90TH STREET
BETWEEN CORYDON AND HUMESTON. ADDITIONAL GRAVEL ROADS ARE UNDER
WATER AS WELL.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON HOWEVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 4086 9397 4090 9402 4091 9421 4117 9470
4135 9470 4121 9418 4092 9356 4090 9356
4082 9310 4070 9310
$$
DONAVON
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Flood Warning
Wayne (Iowa)
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
852 AM CDT SAT JUL 04 2009
...IMPORTANT--MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING...
RIVER FORECASTS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BOTH OBSERVED AND FORECAST
PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE
ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES .
IAC007-185-051352-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0083.090704T1643Z-090706T0253Z/
/PRMI4.1.ER.090704T1643Z.090704T1800Z.090705T0253Z.NO/
852 AM CDT SAT JUL 04 2009
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE SOUTH FORK CHARITON RIVER NEAR PROMISE CITY.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT 6:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET...AND RISING.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE
RISING TO 20.1 FEET TODAY. FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 20 FEET...THERE WILL BE FLOODING OF FARMLANDS IN
CLOSE
PROXIMITY TO THE CHANNEL.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Mitchell (Iowa)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1209 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-041805-
ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOWARD-
MITCHELL-RICHLAND-WINNESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...DECORAH...OELWEIN...
PLATTEVILLE...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...WAUKON
1209 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
.NOW...
LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST
IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS RAIN COULD AFFECT
AREAS FROM CHARLES CITY AND CRESCO...TO WEST UNION AND DECORAH...AND
OVER TO PLATTEVILLE AND BOSCOBEL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN NOON AND
2 PM WILL BE LIGHT...RANGING FROM A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN
INCH.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Howard (Iowa)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1209 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-041805-
ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOWARD-
MITCHELL-RICHLAND-WINNESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...DECORAH...OELWEIN...
PLATTEVILLE...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...WAUKON
1209 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
.NOW...
LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST
IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS RAIN COULD AFFECT
AREAS FROM CHARLES CITY AND CRESCO...TO WEST UNION AND DECORAH...AND
OVER TO PLATTEVILLE AND BOSCOBEL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN NOON AND
2 PM WILL BE LIGHT...RANGING FROM A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN
INCH.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Winneshiek (Iowa)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1209 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-041805-
ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOWARD-
MITCHELL-RICHLAND-WINNESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...DECORAH...OELWEIN...
PLATTEVILLE...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...WAUKON
1209 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
.NOW...
LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST
IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS RAIN COULD AFFECT
AREAS FROM CHARLES CITY AND CRESCO...TO WEST UNION AND DECORAH...AND
OVER TO PLATTEVILLE AND BOSCOBEL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN NOON AND
2 PM WILL BE LIGHT...RANGING FROM A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN
INCH.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Allamakee (Iowa)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1209 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-041805-
ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOWARD-
MITCHELL-RICHLAND-WINNESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...DECORAH...OELWEIN...
PLATTEVILLE...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...WAUKON
1209 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
.NOW...
LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST
IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS RAIN COULD AFFECT
AREAS FROM CHARLES CITY AND CRESCO...TO WEST UNION AND DECORAH...AND
OVER TO PLATTEVILLE AND BOSCOBEL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN NOON AND
2 PM WILL BE LIGHT...RANGING FROM A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN
INCH.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Floyd (Iowa)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1209 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-041805-
ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOWARD-
MITCHELL-RICHLAND-WINNESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...DECORAH...OELWEIN...
PLATTEVILLE...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...WAUKON
1209 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
.NOW...
LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST
IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS RAIN COULD AFFECT
AREAS FROM CHARLES CITY AND CRESCO...TO WEST UNION AND DECORAH...AND
OVER TO PLATTEVILLE AND BOSCOBEL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN NOON AND
2 PM WILL BE LIGHT...RANGING FROM A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN
INCH.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Chickasaw (Iowa)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1209 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-041805-
ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOWARD-
MITCHELL-RICHLAND-WINNESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...DECORAH...OELWEIN...
PLATTEVILLE...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...WAUKON
1209 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
.NOW...
LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST
IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS RAIN COULD AFFECT
AREAS FROM CHARLES CITY AND CRESCO...TO WEST UNION AND DECORAH...AND
OVER TO PLATTEVILLE AND BOSCOBEL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN NOON AND
2 PM WILL BE LIGHT...RANGING FROM A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN
INCH.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Fayette (Iowa)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1209 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-041805-
ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOWARD-
MITCHELL-RICHLAND-WINNESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...DECORAH...OELWEIN...
PLATTEVILLE...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...WAUKON
1209 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
.NOW...
LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST
IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS RAIN COULD AFFECT
AREAS FROM CHARLES CITY AND CRESCO...TO WEST UNION AND DECORAH...AND
OVER TO PLATTEVILLE AND BOSCOBEL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN NOON AND
2 PM WILL BE LIGHT...RANGING FROM A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN
INCH.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Clayton (Iowa)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1209 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-041805-
ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOWARD-
MITCHELL-RICHLAND-WINNESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...DECORAH...OELWEIN...
PLATTEVILLE...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...WAUKON
1209 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009
.NOW...
LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST
IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS RAIN COULD AFFECT
AREAS FROM CHARLES CITY AND CRESCO...TO WEST UNION AND DECORAH...AND
OVER TO PLATTEVILLE AND BOSCOBEL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN NOON AND
2 PM WILL BE LIGHT...RANGING FROM A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN
INCH.
$$
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