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PUBLIC 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
FROM: JEFFREY ZOGG
SENIOR HYDROLOGIST...NWS DES MOINES IA
SUBJECT: CHANGE TO FLOOD STAGE...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE AND MAJOR
FLOOD STAGE FOR 44 LOCATIONS...EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY...
MARCH 14 2012...AT 12 PM CST
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 NEW
NEW MODERATE MAJOR
FLOOD FLOOD FLOOD
STAGE STAGE STAGE
SITE AND AND AND
ID LOCATION NAME CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/
ROWI4 IOWA R NEAR ROWAN 12.5/+1.5 15/+1 17/+0.5
MIWI4 IOWA R AT MARSHALLTOWN 19/+1 23/+4 26/+5
WVLI4 CEDAR R AT WAVERLY 12/+0.5 17/+2 19/+2
JANI4 CEDAR R AT JANESVILLE 13/+2 15/+2 18/+3
FNHI4 W FK CEDAR R AT FINCHFORD 17/+5 18/+4 20/+4
MCWI4 WINNEBAGO R AT MASON CITY 10/+3 14.5/+4.5 15.5/+1.5
SHRI4 SHELL ROCK R AT SHELL ROCK 13.5/+1.5 18/+5 20/+5
NHRI4 BEAVER CR AT NEW HARTFORD 12/+2 13/+1 14/NC
CEDI4 CEDAR R AT CEDAR FALLS 88/NC 90/NC 93/NC
ALOI4 CEDAR R AT WATERLOO 13/+1 19/+4 21/+2
AMEI4 S SKUNK R NEAR AMES W RIVERSIDE RD 12.5/-1.5 16/+1 16.5/+0.5
AMWI4 SQUAW CR AT AMES LINCOLN WAY 10/+1 14/+2 15.5/+0.5
AESI4 S SKUNK R NEAR AMES HWY 30 21.5/+1.5 23.5/+0.5 24.5/+0.5
CFXI4 S SKUNK R AT COLFAX 18/+1 19/NC 21/NC
OOAI4 S SKUNK R NEAR OSKALOOSA 24.5/NC 28.5/+2.5 30/NC
ESVI4 W FK DES MOINES R AT ESTHERVILLE 8/+1 13/+3 14.5/+0.5
EMTI4 W FK DES MOINES R AT EMMETSBURG 11/+1 13/+2 15/+2
HBTI4 W FK DES MOINES R AT HUMBOLDT 10/+2 13/+4 14/+2
AGNI4 E FK DES MOINES R NEAR ALGONA 17/+3 18/+1 22/NC
DAKI4 E FK DES MOINES R AT DAKOTA CITY 20/NC 24/+2 28/+4
FODI4 DES MOINES R AT FORT DODGE 10.5/NC 16/+3 17/+3
WBCI4 BOONE R NEAR WEBSTER CITY 14/+2 17/+2 19/+2
STRI4 DES MOINES R NEAR STRATFORD 21/+7 25/+7 27/+5
GRMI4 BEAVER CR NEAR GRIMES 14/+2 16/+2 17/+1
DMOI4 DES MOINES R AT DES MOINES 2ND AVE 23/NC 26/+1 30/+3
EFWI4 N RACCOON R NEAR JEFFERSON 19/NC 21/+1 23/+2
PROI4 N RACCOON R NEAR PERRY 15/NC 18/+1 20/NC
REDI4 S RACCOON R AT REDFIELD 20/NC 24/NC 27/NC
VNMI4 RACCOON R AT VAN METER 17/+1 22/+3 23/+2
DMWI4 RACCOON R AT DES MOINES HWY 28 36/+4 38/+2 40/+0.5
CLVI4 WALNUT CR AT CLIVE I-80/35 12/+1 14/+2 15/+1
DOSI4 WALNUT CR AT DES MOINES 63RD ST 14/+1 15/NC 17/NC
DEMI4 RACCOON R AT DES MOINES FLEUR DR 12/NC 16/+2 25/+5
DESI4 DES MOINES R AT DES MOINES SE 6TH ST 24/NC 26/NC 30/NC
DFMI4 FOURMILE CR AT DES MOINES EASTON BL 12.5/+0.5 14/+1 16/+1
NRWI4 NORTH R NEAR NORWALK 22/+4 25/+2 26/+1
IDNI4 MIDDLE R NEAR INDIANOLA 23/+4 26/+2 28/+3
AKWI4 SOUTH R NEAR ACKWORTH 29/+3 30/+1 32/+1
BSSI4 CEDAR CR NEAR BUSSEY 25/+7 30/+4 32/+4
EDYI4 DES MOINES R NEAR EDDYVILLE 61/NC 68/+2 70/+1
OTMI4 DES MOINES R AT OTTUMWA 11/NC 15/+3 19/+4
ATCI4 E NISHNABOTNA R NEAR ATLANTIC 19/+2 23/+2 24/+2
BDFI4 E FK 102 R AT BEDFORD 24/+3 25/+3 26/+3
DVSI4 THOMPSON R AT DAVIS CITY 12/+3 20/+8 24/+5
CHTI4 CHARITON R NEAR CHARITON 19.5/+1.5 26/+5 29/+6
PRMI4 S FK CHARITON R NEAR PROMISE CITY 25/+7 28/+4 31/+4
MOLI4 CHARITON R NEAR MOULTON 36/+1 37/+1 38/+1
.OTHER INFORMATION...
MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES .
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WELCOMES PUBLIC FEEDBACK. IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT...
JEFFREY ZOGG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
9607 NW BEAVER DRIVE
JOHNSTON IOWA 50131-1908
PHONE 515-270-4501 X493
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ZOGG