Note that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential.
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
427 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK FOR POTENTIAL RIVER FLOODING...
.THE COMBINATION OF RAPID SNOW MELT AND MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ON MANY AREA RIVERS.
THIS HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK IS BASED ON BOTH OBSERVED AND FORECAST
PRECIPITATION. THE RIVERS MAY RESPOND DIFFERENTLY THAN INDICATED...
IF ACTUAL PRECIPITATION IS GREATER OR LESS THAN EXPECTED.
LATER STATEMENTS...POSSIBLY WARNINGS...WILL BE ISSUED AS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES .
IAC013-017-023-111027-
427 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010
OUTLOOK INFORMATION FOR
THE CEDAR RIVER AT JANESVILLE...OR FROM QUARTER SECTION RUN...TO
THE WEST FORK CEDAR RIVER.
* AT 3:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.1 FEET...AND STEADY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER
MAY THEN RISE TO 11.9 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
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