NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 1 at 2:31PM CDT until October 4 at 5:30AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...
South Skunk River near Ames W Riverside Rd affecting Story County.
South Skunk River at Colfax affecting Marion, Jasper and Polk
Counties.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...
South Skunk River near Ames US 30 affecting Story and Polk
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...South Skunk River at Colfax, or from the Jasper-Polk County
Line to the Jasper-Marion County line.
* WHEN...From late Friday night to late Saturday night.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Water affects the earthen levee west of
town near the sewage disposal area. Evacuations may occur on the
northwest side of Colfax. Flooding occurs in Reasnor.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 14.2 feet, and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
Saturday morning to a crest of 18.4 feet early Saturday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday
evening.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2156th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days