Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Falling Slowly
Issued by the National Weather Service - Des Moines, IA
Areas Affected: Mahaska, IA; Marion, IA; Monroe, IA
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Saturday 3:42am CDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 3:42am CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 9:00pm CDT
Event Onset: Saturday 3:42am CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 9:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Des Moines IA
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of south central Iowa, including the following counties, Mahaska, Marion and Monroe. * WHEN...Until 900 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 342 AM CDT, Some roads remained closed due primarily to flooding along Cedar Creek. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Albia, Lovilia, Bussey, Hamilton and Marysville.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d2677062401dc1258e6f32250d4050b69479cc1f.001.1 Codes: IAC123, IAC125, IAC135 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d2677062401dc1258e6f32250d4050b69479cc1f.001.1
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