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Flood Warning issued for West/East Nish & Nodaway Rivers beginning Wed. afternoon

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March 12th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

1058 AM CDT Tue Mar 12 2019

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a flood warning for the following rivers in Iowa:

  • West Nishnabotna River at Hancock affecting Pottawattamie County. The Warning is in effect from Wednesday afternoon to Friday evening, or until the warning is cancelled. At 10:00 AM Tuesday the stage was 7.2 feet, or 6.8 feet below flood stage. Flood stage is 14.0 feet. Record flooding is forecast. The river is forecast to rise above flood stage by early tomorrow afternoon and continue to rise to near 26.2 feet by early Thursday morning. The river will fall below flood stage by early Friday morning.
  • –East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak affecting Montgomery County. The Warning is in effect from Wednesday afternoon to Saturday morning, or until the warning is cancelled. At 10:00 AM Tuesday the stage was 11.7 feet, or 6.3 feet below flood stage. Flood stage is 18.0 feet. Moderate flooding is forecast. The river is forecast to rise above flood stage by tomorrow afternoon and continue to rise to near 25.9 feet by early Friday morning. The river will fall below flood stage by Friday afternoon.
  • Nishnabotna River above Hamburg affecting Fremont County. The Warning is in effect from Wednesday afternoon until further notice. At 10:45 AM Tuesday the stage was 17.9 feet, or 7.1 feet below flood stage. Flood stage is 25.0 feet. Moderate flooding is forecast. The river is forecast to rise above flood stage by tomorrow afternoon and continue to rise to near 30.4 feet by early Friday afternoon.
  • West Nishnabotna River At Randolph affecting Fremont County. The Warning is in effect from Wednesday afternoon to Saturday afternoon, or until the warning is cancelled. At 10:00 AM Tuesday the stage was 15.1 feet, or 3.9 feet below flood stage. Flood stage is 19.0 feet. Record flooding is forecast. The river is forecast to rise above flood stage by tomorrow afternoon and continue to rise to near 26.4 feet by early Thursday afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage by Friday evening.
  • Nodaway River at Clarinda affecting Page County. The Warning is in effect from Wednesday morning to Thursday evening, or until the warning is cancelled. At 10:15 AM Tuesday the stage was 14.2 feet, or 8.8 feet below flood stage. Flood stage is 23.0 feet. Minor flooding is forecast. The river is forecast to rise above flood stage by late tomorrow morning and continue to rise to near 25.2 feet by tomorrow evening. The river will fall below flood stage by Thursday morning.

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. A Flood Watch is in effect for all of southwest Iowa from Wednesday morning through Thursday evening.