Active Advisories: Flood Warning
Currently
Reported at Estherville, Estherville Municipal Airport, IA
7:52 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012- 57°F14°C
Clear- Feels Like:57°F14°CDew Point:43°F6°CHumidity:59%
Winds:NNE 8 mph 13 kph
Pressure:30 in1016 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Flood Warning
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER... AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...EMMET RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN. MORE INFORMATION IS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES . && IAC063-012056- /O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120605T0000Z/ /ESVI4.1.ER.120530T0452Z.120531T0715Z.120604T0000Z.NO/ 356 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE...OR FROM THE IOWA-MINNESOTA BORDER...TO NEAR WALLINGFORD. * UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 3:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FORECAST...NEARLY STEADY...THEN GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MIKE MICKELSON PARK SOUTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. NORTH RIVERSIDE PARK NORTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. BACKWATER FROM THE RIVER CAUSES SCHOOL CREEK TO AFFECT THE LOW AREAS OF VALLEY DRIVE. && LAT...LON 4350 9491 4350 9485 4326 9471 4326 9483
