Flood Watch for Lehigh, Iowa
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
350 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
...The Flood Watch continues for the following rivers in Iowa...
Des Moines River near Stratford affecting Hamilton, Webster and
Boone Counties.
Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County.
North Raccoon River near Perry affecting Greene and Dallas
Counties.
River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast
precipitation over the next 24 hours.
For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.
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350 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding is possible.
* WHERE...The Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, or from the municipal
power dam...to Lehigh.
* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to early Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Water affects lowland areas near the river
and threatens residences along the river in Fort Dodge.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 8.0 feet.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 10.5 feet.
LAT...LON 4242 9421 4265 9424 4265 9416 4232 9393
4230 9405
Flood Watch for Lehigh, Iowa
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
350 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
...The Flood Watch continues for the following rivers in Iowa...
Des Moines River near Stratford affecting Hamilton, Webster and
Boone Counties.
Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County.
North Raccoon River near Perry affecting Greene and Dallas
Counties.
River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast
precipitation over the next 24 hours.
For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.
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350 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE SUNDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding is possible.
* WHERE...The Des Moines River near Stratford, or from the Boone
River...to near the City of Boone.
* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon to late Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 17.8 feet, Water affects the lower Ledges road. Water
also affects 155th St east of Fraser and Juniper Rd north of
Fraser.
At 18.8 feet, Water affects the 400 block of Juniper Rd...west of
Fraser. Water also affects the 1100 block of 155th St...east of
Fraser.
At 19.0 feet, Water affects 157th St on the west side of Fraser.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 11.7 feet.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached Thursday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
LAT...LON 4200 9397 4230 9404 4232 9393 4221 9393
4198 9387
Hazardous Weather Outlook for Lehigh, Iowa
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
215 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
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215 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa,
north central Iowa, northeast Iowa, northwest Iowa, south central
Iowa, southeast Iowa, southwest Iowa, and west central Iowa.
.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight
A cold front that will be moving eastward across the state of Iowa
to generate a line of strong-severe storms during the afternoon
and evening hours with tornadoes, damaging winds, flash flooding,
and large hail all possible with the strongest storms. The worst
of the storms will be primarily during the 3 pm to 9 pm timeframe.
Winds could gust over 40 mph at times this evening as the storms
move off to the east.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday
Additional thunderstorm chances return at times Friday and
through the weekend. The severe weather potential for these days
will be better determined in the coming days.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...