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EXPIRED8/1/2025 10:39:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
8/1/2025 10:39:00 AM until 8/2/2025 6:45:00 AM
For the latest waterway observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast
precipitation over the next 24 hours.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...
Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk County.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...
Shell Rock River at Shell Rock affecting Bremer, Butler and Black
Hawk Counties.
Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49 affecting Tama and Poweshiek
Counties.
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Iowa...
East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Kossuth and
Humboldt Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...The Cedar River at Cedar Falls, or from the West Fork
Cedar River to the Cedar Falls-Waterloo city limits.
* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 91.0 feet, Water affects Big Woods Rd south of
Dunkerton Rd as well as the north parking lot of Island Park.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 90.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 90.9
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late
Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 89.0 feet.