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Flood Warning issued May 9 at 8:43PM CDT until May 12 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...Black Hawk Creek at Hudson affecting Black Hawk County.Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County.West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt County.* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...The Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, or from the municipalpower dam...to Lehigh.* WHEN...Until late Sunday morning.* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, water affects campgrounds in thedownstream parks between Fort Dodge and Lehigh.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 8:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 11.8 feet and slowlyrising.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.8feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall belowflood stage early Sunday morning.- Flood stage is 10.5 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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