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Polk, IA

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...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Iowa... Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th St affecting Warren, Polk and Marion Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...The Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr, or from Walnut Creek to the Des Moines River. * WHEN...Until early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 11.3 feet, George Flagg Parkway is closed from Park Ave to SW 30th St. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:32 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 12.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.2 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

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For the latest waterway observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast precipitation over the next 48 hours.

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

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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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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

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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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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

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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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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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