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Non-Weather Emergency Message. Not sent to IPAWS.

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The Iowa DNR has issued an Air Quality Alert for all of Iowa through midnight Friday night. Moderate to heavy smoke is expected to impact most of Iowa over the next few days at levels considered unhealthy for sensitive groups or even unhealthy for healthy individuals. Sensitive groups include people with respiratory illness or heart disease, children, teenagers, the elderly, and outdoor workers. The DNR recommends that people avoid long or intense outdoor activities and take frequent breaks until the air quality improves.

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Lyon; Osceola; Dickinson; Emmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Worth; Mitchell; Howard; Winneshiek; Allamakee; Sioux; O'Brien; Clay; Palo Alto; Hancock; Cerro Gordo; Floyd; Chickasaw; Plymouth; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Franklin; Butler; Bremer; Fayette; Clayton; Woodbury; Ida; Sac; Calhoun; Webster; Hamilton; Hardin; Grundy; Black Hawk; Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Monona; Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Story; Marshall; Tama; Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Harrison; Shelby; Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas; Polk; Jasper; Poweshiek; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Pottawattamie; Cass; Adair; Madison; Warren; Marion; Mahaska; Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Mills; Montgomery; Adams; Union; Clarke; Lucas; Monroe; Wapello; Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Fremont; Page; Taylor; Ringgold; Decatur; Wayne; Appanoose; Davis; Van Buren; Lee

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Non-Weather Emergency Message. Not sent to IPAWS.

Description

The Iowa DNR has issued an Air Quality Alert for all of Iowa through midnight Friday night. Moderate to heavy smoke is expected to impact most of Iowa over the next few days at levels considered unhealthy for sensitive groups or even unhealthy for healthy individuals. Sensitive groups include people with respiratory illness or heart disease, children, teenagers, the elderly, and outdoor workers. The DNR recommends that people avoid long or intense outdoor activities and take frequent breaks until the air quality improves.

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Plymouth, IA

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...The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls SD has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Iowa... Floyd River At Le Mars affecting Plymouth County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Floyd River at Le Mars. * WHEN...Until early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Agricultural land begins to flood, and the low lying areas in the western edges of Le Mars begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 20.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is currently near flood stage and will rise to a crest around 20.1 feet this evening before falling overnight. It will fall below flood stage Friday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - Stay up to date with the latest river observations and forecasts at: www.water.noaa.gov

Instruction

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional forecast information is available at www.weather.gov/siouxfalls. The next statement will be issued by Friday afternoon.

Areas

Plymouth, IA; Sioux, IA

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...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota...Iowa... Big Sioux River near Bruce affecting Brookings County. Big Sioux River near Estelline affecting Hamlin and Brookings Counties. Floyd River at Alton affecting Sioux and Plymouth Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Floyd River at Alton. * WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Flooding begins to affect the lower lying agricultural lands along the river. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 13.1 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:30 AM CDT Thursday was 13.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is currently cresting as of Thursday morning and is expected to fall below flood stage late this evening and continue falling to 6.5 feet Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - Stay up to date with the latest river observations and forecasts at: www.water.noaa.gov

Instruction

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional forecast information is available at www.weather.gov/siouxfalls. The next statement will be issued by Friday afternoon.

Areas

Lyon; Osceola; Dickinson; Emmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Worth; Mitchell; Howard; Winneshiek; Allamakee; Sioux; O'Brien; Clay; Palo Alto; Hancock; Cerro Gordo; Floyd; Chickasaw; Plymouth; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Franklin; Butler; Bremer; Fayette; Clayton; Woodbury; Ida; Sac; Calhoun; Webster; Hamilton; Hardin; Grundy; Black Hawk; Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Monona; Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Story; Marshall; Tama; Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Harrison; Shelby; Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas; Polk; Jasper; Poweshiek; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Pottawattamie; Cass; Adair; Madison; Warren; Marion; Mahaska; Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Mills; Montgomery; Adams; Union; Clarke; Lucas; Monroe; Wapello; Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Fremont; Page; Taylor; Ringgold; Decatur; Wayne; Appanoose; Davis; Van Buren; Lee

Note

Non-Weather Emergency Message. Not sent to IPAWS.

Description

The Iowa DNR has issued an Air Quality Alert for all of Iowa through midnight Friday night. Moderate to heavy smoke is expected to impact most of Iowa over the next few days at levels considered unhealthy for sensitive groups or even unhealthy for healthy individuals. Sensitive groups include people with respiratory illness or heart disease, children, teenagers, the elderly, and outdoor workers. The DNR recommends that people avoid long or intense outdoor activities and take frequent breaks until the air quality improves.

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