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Flood Warning — Winneshiek, IA Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Turkey River at Spillville affecting Winneshiek County. .Much of the Turkey River Basin from Garber upstream through Spillville received 2 to 5 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. The latest forecasts brings the crest at Elkader lower due to lower forecast precipitation amounts during the overnight as well as a slower routing from upstream locations. Much of the uncertainty in these river forecasts stems from uncertainty in how fast the water will flow downstream with time. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Turkey River at Spillville. * WHEN...Until Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, River begins to wrap around Riverside Park between the campground and baseball fields. Flooding in yards between N Main Street and river north of Bridge Street. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 6.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest of 9.6 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.6 feet on 03/12/1989. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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