Flood warnings in effect for rivers in s.w. Iowa
September 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN IOWA… NISHNABOTNA RIVER NEAR HAMBURG AFFECTING FREMONT COUNTY. …FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN IOWA… WEST NISHNABOTNA RIVER AT HANCOCK AFFECTING POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY. …FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN IOWA… WEST NISHNABOTNA RIVER AT RANDOLPH AFFECTING FREMONT COUNTY. …FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN IOWA… EAST NISHNABOTNA RIVER AT RED OAK AFFECTING MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO PASS SAFELY. TURN AROUND…DON`T DROWN!
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE EAST NISHNABOTNA RIVER AT RED OAK FROM THIS MORNING TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON…OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NISHNABOTNA RIVER NEAR HAMBURG FROM THIS EVENING TO SATURDAY EVENING…OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST NISHNABOTNA RIVER AT RANDOLPH FROM THIS MORNING TO FRIDAY MORNING…OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.