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Flood Warning
Issued: 6:15 PM Aug. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Iowa, including
the following counties, in north central Iowa, Floyd and Mitchell.
In northeast Iowa, Allamakee, Chickasaw, Howard and Winneshiek.

* WHEN...Until 600 PM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 111 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported many roads
closed or water covered and flooding along creeks and
streams. 3 and 6 inches of rain fell this morning.
- Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Decorah, Charles City, Waukon, Cresco, New Hampton, Calmar,
Elma, Lawler, Spillville, Fort Atkinson, Floyd, Ridgeway,
Ionia, Protivin, Jerico, Chickasaw, Alta Vista, North
Washington, Colwell and Bassett.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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