Cedar Falls Gospel Hall, IA Weather Warnings

Flood Watch issued June 20 at 10:09PM CDT until June 27 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA ...The National Weather Service in Des Moines IA has issued a Flood Watch for the following rivers in Iowa... Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk county. Winnebago River at Mason City affecting Worth, Cerro Gordo and Floyd counties. Shell Rock River at Shell Rock affecting Butler, Black Hawk and Bremer counties. Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County. Des Moines River near Stratford affecting Webster, Hamilton and Boone Counties. ...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Iowa... West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville affecting Emmet County. West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt County. West Fork Des Moines River at Emmetsburg affecting Palo Alto and Pocahontas Counties. East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Kossuth and Humboldt Counties. .These forecasts are highly dependent on forecast rainfall amounts on Friday and Saturday, therefore the crest values are conditional on the forecast rainfall occurring. * WHAT...Flooding is possible. * WHERE...The Cedar River at Cedar Falls, or from the West Fork Cedar River to the Cedar Falls-Waterloo city limits. * WHEN...From Monday evening to Thursday, June 27. * IMPACTS...At 89.0 feet, County Rd C57 is closed between N Union Rd and Waverly Rd. At 91.0 feet, Water affects Big Woods Rd south of Dunkerton Rd as well as the north parking lot of Island Park. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 83.5 feet. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached Monday evening. - Flood stage is 89.0 feet. - This forecast is highly dependent on forecast rainfall amounts on Friday and Saturday, therefore the crest value is conditional on the forecast rainfall occurring. For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water. If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding. River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast precipitation through 7pm Saturday, June 22nd.

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