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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1109 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

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

  Winnebago River at Mason City affecting Cerro Gordo, Floyd and
  Worth Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For the latest stream 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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1109 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...The Winnebago River at Mason City, or from Beaver Creek
  near Fertile to the Shell Rock River near Rockford.

* WHEN...Until late Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Widespread flooding occurs along the
  river. Some backwater effects are possible along Willow Creek
  between downtown Mason City and the confluence with the Winnebago
  river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 11.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.3
    feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
    early Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.


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LAT...LON 4331 9330 4308 9287 4300 9301 4326 9350


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Donavon