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Flood Statement

National Weather Service La Crosse WI

633 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025



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



  Turkey River at Elkader affecting Clayton County.



  Turkey River at Spillville affecting Winneshiek County.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Additional river and weather information is available at 

www.weather.gov/lacrosse.



The next statement will be issued this evening by 600 PM CDT.



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IAC043-202345-

/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-250822T1443Z/

/EKDI4.1.ER.250819T2305Z.250821T0000Z.250822T0243Z.NO/

633 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY MORNING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Turkey River at Elkader.



* WHEN...Until late Friday morning.



* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Minor flooding occurs in areas near the 

  river.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 5:45 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 13.1 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.

  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours

    ending at 5:45 AM CDT Wednesday was 13.1 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.7

    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late

    tomorrow evening.

  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    13.8 feet on 02/27/2023.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 4294 9146 4284 9134 4280 9136 4293 9161

      4298 9161





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IAC191-202300-

/O.EXT.KARX.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-250820T2259Z/

/SPLI4.1.ER.250818T1606Z.250820T0100Z.250820T1059Z.NO/

633 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.



* WHERE...Turkey River at Spillville.



* WHEN...Until late this afternoon.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 5:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 9.2 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.

  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours

    ending at 5:30 AM CDT Wednesday was 11.1 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 2.9 feet Tuesday

    evening.

  - Flood stage is 9.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    9.3 feet on 07/24/1968.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 4328 9206 4328 9199 4321 9190 4317 9192

      4317 9198





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