Weather Alerts for Butler County

Issued by the National Weather Service

Flood Warning  FLOOD WARNING   Flood Warning
BUTLER COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Black Hawk, IA - Bremer, IA - Butler, IA
Effective: Thu, 6/27 4:25pm Updated: Thu, 6/27 7:05pm Urgency: Immediate
Expires: Fri, 6/28 3:30am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Observed

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

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

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...

Cedar River at Waterloo affecting Black Hawk County.

Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk County.

Des Moines River near Stratford affecting Webster, Boone and
Hamilton Counties.

Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County.

West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt County.

West Fork Des Moines River at Emmetsburg affecting Palo Alto and
Pocahontas Counties.

West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville affecting Emmet County.

East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Kossuth and
Humboldt Counties.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

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

* WHEN...Until late tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Water affects S Prairie St.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 12.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall and remain below
flood stage.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

Information:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.

River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast
precipitation over the next 24 hours.

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