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Flood Warning issued May 8 at 9:22PM CDT until May 13 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County.West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt County.East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Kossuth andHumboldt Counties.* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...The East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, or fromBuffalo Creek near Burt...to Lotts Creek near Livermore.* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, US 169 south of Algona is threatened andsome rural roads flood.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 8:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 16.8 feet and rising.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stagetomorrow afternoon to a crest of 17.5 feet Friday evening. Itwill then fall below flood stage late Sunday evening.- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts on theInternet refer to https://water.noaa.gov.Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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