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Flood Warning for the Nodaway River at Clarinda

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June 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

530 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014

…THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER…

NODAWAY RIVER AT CLARINDA AFFECTING PAGE 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.
IAC145-050130-

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NODAWAY RIVER AT CLARINDA.
* AT 5:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.6 FEET…OR 1.6 FEET ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.8 FEET THIS
MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT…AT 24.0 FEET…ADDITIONAL LOWLANDS, SOME FARMLANDS, AND
COUNTY ROADS FLOOD.

FLOODING WAS ALSO OCCURRING ON THE EAST NODAWAY RIVER TO THE EAST
AND SOUTH OF CLARINDA.