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EXPIRED8/3/2025 3:04:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
8/3/2025 3:04:00 AM until 8/3/2025 2:45:00 PM
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...
Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49 affecting Tama and Poweshiek
Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...
Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...The Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49, or from Timber Creek
near Le Grand to Salt Creek near Belle Plaine.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 12.8 feet, Water affects portions of C Ave and D Ave
from US 30 to the south.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 12.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
around midday and continue falling to 8.8 feet this evening.
- Flood stage is 12.5 feet.