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Flood Outlook: Nodaway River at Clarinda

Weather

June 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

157 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK FOR POTENTIAL RIVER FLOODING ON THE NODAWAY RIVER IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

AN AVERAGE OF TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE NODAWAY BASIN.

THE NODAWAY RIVER AT CLARINDA…..

* AT 1:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.2 FEET.

* FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET.

* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING…AND NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.

* FORECAST…THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST JUST BELOW

FLOOD STAGE. HOWEVER IF A FLUCTUATION OF ONLY A FEW INCHES IS SEEN…MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE BANKS OF THE NODAWAY RIVER NEAR CLARINDA.