Flood Watch for Cedar River in Charles City, Cold Air Funnel Clouds Possible for Northeast Iowa
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a Flood Watch…IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON…for the Cedar River at Charles City affecting Floyd County.
This River Flood Watch was based on a rainfall forecast around four inches between now and Friday (06.27).
NWS says Flooding is possible and At 15.0 feet, Leland Avenue and Park Drive at 19th Avenue in Charles City begins to flood.
At 10:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 5.2 feet…the forecast indicates that the flood stage of 12-feet may be reached Friday morning.
NWS La Crosse also issuing a Special Weather Statement affecting Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-Clayton counties to the possibility of Cold Air Funnels possible Tuesday (06.24) afternoon.
Through 7 PM, conditions are favorable in northeast Iowa for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph.
As evidenced by the cold air funnel that was spotted southeast of Charles City in May 2024, Mike Kurz, warning coordination meteorologist, says these types of “twisters” are hard to detect.
Kurz says spotters can be crucial to identifying these funnel clouds, so, if you see a funnel cloud, move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service.
