Active Advisories

Flood Warninguntil Thu 8:30 am

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

Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay County.

Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County.

Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County.

Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by Thursday morning.

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

* WHERE...Little Sioux River at Spencer.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, city sewers in Spencer can begin to back up. Highway 18 between Spencer and Dickens can start flooding if flows on the tributary creeks are also very high.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 12.4 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 5:00 AM CDT Wednesday was 12.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 11.0 feet Sunday evening. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Fld, Observed, Forecasts (7 am CDT) Location, Stg, Stg, Day/Time, Thu, Fri, Sat

Little Sioux River Spencer, 10.0, 12.4, Wed 5 am, 12.4 12.0 11.6

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