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Flood Warning Issued for Taylor County & Bedford

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

721 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Flood Warning until late this afternoon, for all or portions of the East Fork 102 River in Taylor County.

Record flooding is forecast…

…Flood Warning in effect until late this afternoon…

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Flood Warning for The East Fork 102 River at Bedford…or From 8 1/2 miles upstream of Bedford…to the 102 River in Missouri.
* Until late this afternoon.
* At 6:45 AM Wednesday the stage was 20.3 feet…or 3.7 feet below
Flood Stage.
* Flood Stage is 24.0 feet.
* No flooding is occurring and Record flooding is forecast.
* Forecast…rise to Flood Stage midday today. Continue rising to
25.3 feet…or 1.3 feet above Flood Stage…this afternoon. Then
begin falling and go below Flood Stage late this afternoon.
* Impact…At 24.0 feet…East Main Street near the water plant
floods. Some residences near the floodplain on the southeast side
of town flood as well.