NOUS43 KDMX 062108 PNSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075081>086-092>097-070915PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 305 PM CST MON

FEB 6 2012 ...CHANGES TO FLOOD WARNING AND FORECAST SERVICES... TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES JEFFREY ZOGG SENIOR HYDROLOGIST...NWS DES MOINES IA CHANGE TO FLOOD STAGE...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE AND MAJOR FLOOD STAGE FOR 44 LOCATIONS...EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY... MARCH 14 2012...AT 12 PM CST

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PER COORDINATION WITH LOCAL...STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS...THE NWS IN DES MOINES WILL CHANGE THE FLOOD STAGE...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE AND MAJOR FLOOD STAGE FOR 44 RIVER FORECAST POINTS...EFFECTIVE AT THE DATE AND TIME MENTIONED ABOVE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FLOOD STAGE WILL CHANGE BY SEVERAL FEET AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS. NWS DES MOINES WILL PROVIDE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS WHEN THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REACH OR EXCEED FLOOD STAGE. REFERENCES TO MINOR...MODERATE AND MAJOR FLOODING ARE PROVIDED IN RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS AT FLOOD STAGE. THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE NEW VALUES FOR FLOOD STAGE...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE AND MAJOR FLOOD STAGE. THE CHANGES FROM THE PRESENT VALUES ARE GIVEN AFTER THE SLASHES. IF A GIVEN VALUE IS NOT CHANGING...IT IS DENOTED BY NC. NOTE THAT THERE ARE THREE LOCATIONS IN THE BELOW TABLE WHERE NO CHANGES ARE OCCURRING. THESE LOCATIONS WERE INCLUDED FOR COMPLETENESS IN THE TABLE. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES USING THE TABLE BELOW... FOR THE SQUAW CREEK AT AMES LINCOLN WAY...THE NEW FLOOD STAGE

WILL BE 10 FEET...OR 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN THE PRESENT FLOOD STAGE. THE NEW MODERATE FLOOD STAGE WILL BE 14 FEET...OR 2 FEET HIGHER THAN THE PRESENT MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. THE NEW MAJOR FLOOD STAGE WILL BE 15.5 FEET...OR 0.5 FEET HIGHER THAN THE PRESENT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE. FOR THE WALNUT CREEK AT DES MOINES 63RD STREET...THE NEW FLOOD STAGE WILL BE 14 FEET...OR 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN THE PRESENT FLOOD STAGE. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO MAJOR FLOOD STAGE. ...TABLE OF NEW VALUES FOR FLOOD STAGE...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE AND MAJOR FLOOD STAGE... ARE VALUES ARE IN FEET /FT/. NEW FLOOD STAGE AND CHANGE /FT/ NEW MODERATE FLOOD STAGE AND CHANGE /FT/ NEW MAJOR FLOOD STAGE AND CHANGE /FT/

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LOCATION NAME IOWA R NEAR ROWAN IOWA R AT MARSHALLTOWN CEDAR R AT WAVERLY CEDAR R AT JANESVILLE W FK CEDAR R AT FINCHFORD WINNEBAGO R AT MASON CITY SHELL ROCK R AT SHELL ROCK BEAVER CR AT NEW HARTFORD CEDAR R AT CEDAR FALLS CEDAR R AT WATERLOO S SKUNK R NEAR AMES W RIVERSIDE RD SQUAW CR AT AMES LINCOLN WAY S SKUNK R NEAR AMES HWY 30 S SKUNK R AT COLFAX S SKUNK R NEAR OSKALOOSA W FK DES MOINES R AT ESTHERVILLE W FK DES MOINES R AT EMMETSBURG W FK DES MOINES R AT HUMBOLDT E FK DES MOINES R NEAR ALGONA E FK DES MOINES R AT DAKOTA CITY DES MOINES R AT FORT DODGE BOONE R NEAR WEBSTER CITY DES MOINES R NEAR STRATFORD BEAVER CR NEAR GRIMES DES MOINES R AT DES MOINES 2ND AVE N RACCOON R NEAR JEFFERSON

12.5/+1.5 15/+1 17/+0.5 19/+1 23/+4 26/+5 12/+0.5 17/+2 19/+2 13/+2 15/+2 18/+3 17/+5 18/+4 20/+4 10/+3 14.5/+4.5 15.5/+1.5 13.5/+1.5 18/+5 20/+5 12/+2 13/+1 14/NC 88/NC 90/NC 93/NC 13/+1 19/+4 21/+2 12.5/-1.5 16/+1 16.5/+0.5 10/+1 14/+2 15.5/+0.5 21.5/+1.5 23.5/+0.5 24.5/+0.5 18/+1 19/NC 21/NC 24.5/NC 28.5/+2.5 30/NC 8/+1 13/+3 14.5/+0.5 11/+1 13/+2 15/+2 10/+2 13/+4 14/+2 17/+3 18/+1 22/NC 20/NC 24/+2 28/+4 10.5/NC 16/+3 17/+3 14/+2 17/+2 19/+2 21/+7 25/+7 27/+5 14/+2 16/+2 17/+1 23/NC 26/+1 30/+3 19/NC 21/+1 23/+2

PROI4 REDI4 VNMI4 DMWI4 CLVI4 DOSI4 DEMI4 DESI4 DFMI4 NRWI4 IDNI4 AKWI4 BSSI4 EDYI4 OTMI4 ATCI4 BDFI4 DVSI4 CHTI4 PRMI4 MOLI4

N RACCOON R NEAR PERRY 15/NC S RACCOON R AT REDFIELD 20/NC RACCOON R AT VAN METER 17/+1 RACCOON R AT DES MOINES HWY 28 36/+4 WALNUT CR AT CLIVE I-80/35 12/+1 WALNUT CR AT DES MOINES 63RD ST 14/+1 RACCOON R AT DES MOINES FLEUR DR 12/NC DES MOINES R AT DES MOINES SE 6TH ST 24/NC FOURMILE CR AT DES MOINES EASTON BL 12.5/+0.5 NORTH R NEAR NORWALK 22/+4 MIDDLE R NEAR INDIANOLA 23/+4 SOUTH R NEAR ACKWORTH 29/+3 CEDAR CR NEAR BUSSEY 25/+7 DES MOINES R NEAR EDDYVILLE 61/NC DES MOINES R AT OTTUMWA 11/NC E NISHNABOTNA R NEAR ATLANTIC 19/+2 E FK 102 R AT BEDFORD 24/+3 THOMPSON R AT DAVIS CITY 12/+3 CHARITON R NEAR CHARITON 19.5/+1.5 S FK CHARITON R NEAR PROMISE CITY 25/+7 CHARITON R NEAR MOULTON 36/+1

18/+1 24/NC 22/+3 38/+2 14/+2 15/NC 16/+2 26/NC 14/+1 25/+2 26/+2 30/+1 30/+4 68/+2 15/+3 23/+2 25/+3 20/+8 26/+5 28/+4 37/+1

20/NC 27/NC 23/+2 40/+0.5 15/+1 17/NC 25/+5 30/NC 16/+1 26/+1 28/+3 32/+1 32/+4 70/+1 19/+4 24/+2 26/+3 24/+5 29/+6 31/+4 38/+1

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