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 11:46am Updated: Thu, 6/27 1:25pm Urgency: Immediate
Expires: Fri, 6/28 1:00am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Observed

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

Cedar River at Waterloo affecting Black Hawk County.

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

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

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

West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville affecting Emmet County.

...The Flood Warning is extended 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 Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, or from Flood Creek
near Clarksville to the Cedar River.

* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 12.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
this afternoon and continue falling and remain below flood
stage.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

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

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.

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

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