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Flood Watch issued June 20 at 10:09PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA...The National Weather Service in Des Moines IA has issued a FloodWatch for the following rivers in Iowa...Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk county.Winnebago River at Mason City affecting Worth, Cerro Gordo andFloyd counties.Shell Rock River at Shell Rock affecting Butler, Black Hawk andBremer counties.Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County.Des Moines River near Stratford affecting Webster, Hamilton andBoone Counties....Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity andincreased in duration for the following rivers in Iowa...West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville affecting Emmet County.West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt County.West Fork Des Moines River at Emmetsburg affecting Palo Alto andPocahontas Counties.East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Kossuth andHumboldt Counties..These forecasts are highly dependent on forecast rainfall amountson Friday and Saturday, therefore the crest values are conditionalon the forecast rainfall occurring.* WHAT...Flooding is possible.* WHERE...The Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, or from the municipalpower dam to Lehigh.* WHEN...From Monday evening until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Water affects lowland areas near the riverand threatens residences along the river in Fort Dodge.At 14.0 feet, Water affects some access roads along the river inFort Dodge as well as in Lehigh.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 9:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 7.9 feet.- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached Monday evening.- Flood stage is 10.5 feet.- This forecast is highly dependent on forecast rainfallamounts on Friday and Saturday, therefore the crest value isconditional on the forecast rainfall occurring.For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer toweather.gov/desmoines/water.If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding.River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecastprecipitation through 7pm Saturday, June 22nd.

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