Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
842 PM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...The National Weather Service in Des Moines IA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Iowa...

  Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk County.

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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IAC013-310145-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0012.250731T0200Z-250805T1001Z/
/CEDI4.1.ER.250731T0200Z.250802T0000Z.250805T0400Z.NO/
842 PM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO TUESDAY, AUGUST
05...
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...

* WHAT...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...From Wednesday evening to Tuesday, August 05.

* IMPACTS...At 92.2 feet, Water affects the southeast corner of
  Gateway Park.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 87.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tomorrow evening to a crest of 91.9 feet Friday evening.
    It will then fall below flood stage late Monday evening.
  - Flood stage is 89.0 feet.


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LAT...LON 4256 9238 4249 9247 4258 9255 4262 9255
      4262 9241


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