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IAC071-085-051800-

RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT 
ISSUANCE NUMBER 2 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 
925 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2003

...A FLOOD STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE BOYER RIVER AND 
PORTIONS OF THE NISHNABOTNA RIVER ACROSS SOUTHWEST IOWA...

THE FOLLOWING RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE RISING WATER OVER 
THE NEXT 48 HOURS TO NEAR OR JUST ABOVE RESPECTIVE FLOOD STAGE FOR 
THE GIVEN LOCATIONS.  THIS FORECAST IS BASED ON RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN 
AS WELL AS FUTURE RAINFALL THAT IS EXPECTED.

AT 830 PM SUNDAY...THE LATEST STAGE FOR THE BOYER RIVER NEAR LOGAN 
NO. 2 WAS 10.4 FEET.  FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.  THE RIVER IS 
FORECAST TO REACH 13 FEET MONDAY MORNING. 

AT 830 PM SUNDAY...THE LATEST STAGE FOR THE NISHNABOTNA RIVER NEAR 
HAMBURG WAS 11.3 FEET.  FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET.  MINOR FLOODING IS 
FORECAST...WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 24.6 FEET EXPECTED TUESDAY 
AFTERNOON.  THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY 
TUESDAY MORNING.  AT 25.0 FEET...MANY LOCAL FARM LEVEES ARE 
OVERTOPPED WITH FLOOD WATERS.  

AT 600 PM SUNDAY...THE LATEST STAGE FOR THE WEST NISHNABOTNA RIVER 
NEAR RANDOLPH WAS 8.7 FEET.  FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.  NO FLOODING 
IS FORECAST AT THIS TIME BUT RISES TO NEAR 17 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO 
OCCUR BY TUESDAY MORNING.  AT 19.0 FEET...RURAL AGRICULTURAL LANDS 
BEGIN TO FLOOD.

$$
 
             FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 7AM     
LOCATION     STG  STG  DAY TIME    MON    TUE    WED

BOYER RIVER
  LOGAN NO.   19  10.4 SUN 8 PM    13.0    9.8   7.5

NISHNABOTNA RIVER
  HAMBURG     23  11.3 SUN 02 PM   11.8   23.1   23.1

WEST NISHNABOTNA RIVER
  RANDOLPH    19   8.7 SUN 01 PM   10.0   17.0   14.3
 
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