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FLSDMX



Flood Statement

National Weather Service Des Moines IA

607 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025



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



  Winnebago River at Mason City affecting Cerro Gordo, Worth and 

  Floyd Counties.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast 

precipitation over the next 24 hours.







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607 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...



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



* WHERE...The Winnebago River at Mason City, or from Beaver Creek 

  near Fertile to the Shell Rock River near Rockford.



* WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon.



* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Sandbagging occurs on the dike from 12th 

  St NE to Carolina St.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 5:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 11.2 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.2

    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage

    Thursday morning.

  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.





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LAT...LON 4331 9330 4308 9287 4300 9301 4326 9350





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Dodson