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NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 3 at 8:48PM CDT until October 6 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

...The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Iowa...

Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49 affecting Poweshiek and Tama Counties.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49, or from Timber Creek near Le
Grand to Salt Creek near Belle Plaine.

* WHEN...From Sunday morning to late Monday night.

* IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, Backwater from the Iowa River covers
portions of Business 30 and S Prospect Dr in Toledo. At 12.8 feet,
Water affects portions of C Ave and D Ave from US 30 to the south.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 12.1 feet, and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 12.9 feet early Monday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage late Monday evening.
- Flood stage is 12.5 feet.

Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
2319th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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