Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
848 PM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...

  Shell Rock River at Shell Rock affecting Bremer, Black Hawk and
  Butler Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.



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IAC013-017-023-310200-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0011.250730T0800Z-250804T1500Z/
/SHRI4.1.ER.250730T0800Z.250801T0600Z.250804T0900Z.NO/
848 PM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE MONDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...The Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, or from Flood Creek
  near Clarksville to the Cedar River.

* WHEN...From late tonight to late Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 13.5 feet, E Washington St is closed.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 11.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tonight to a crest of 13.6 feet early Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.


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LAT...LON 4261 9249 4265 9255 4282 9280 4286 9268
      4269 9249


$$

Hahn