Alertes en vigueur Albert City, IA

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize thedangers of flooding.Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.The next statement will be issued by Friday evening.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in SouthDakota...Iowa...James River above Yankton affecting Yankton County.James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties.James River near Scotland affecting Yankton, Bon Homme andHutchinson Counties.Big Sioux River at Sioux City affecting Woodbury and UnionCounties.Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 affecting Minnehaha County.Big Sioux River at Akron affecting Plymouth and Union Counties.Little Sioux River At Linn Grove affecting Clay, Cherokee, BuenaVista and O'Brien Counties....The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in SouthDakota...Iowa...Minnesota...Big Sioux River above Hawarden affecting Lincoln, Union and SiouxCounties.Little Sioux River near Correctionville affecting Woodbury,Cherokee and Ida Counties.Vermillion River near Vermillion affecting Clay County.Vermillion River near Wakonda affecting Clay County.Vermillion River near Davis affecting Lincoln and Turner Counties.Big Sioux River near Jefferson affecting Plymouth and UnionCounties.Big Sioux River near Richland affecting Plymouth and UnionCounties.Big Sioux River near Brookings affecting Brookings and MoodyCounties.Big Sioux River at Brandon affecting Lincoln, Minnehaha and LyonCounties.Big Sioux River near Canton affecting Sioux, Lyon and LincolnCounties.Spirit Lake near Orleans affecting Dickinson County.West Okoboji Lake near Milford affecting Dickinson County.Waterman Creek near Sutherland affecting O'Brien County.Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County.Little Sioux River near Montgomery affecting Dickinson County.West Fork Little Sioux River near Lake Park affecting DickinsonCounty.Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay County.Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County.Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County.Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting ClayCounty.West Fork Des Moines River at Jackson affecting Jackson County.West Fork Des Moines River near Windom affecting Cottonwood andJackson Counties.West Fork Des Moines River near Avoca affecting Cottonwood andMurray Counties.* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding isforecast.* WHERE...Little Sioux River at Linn Grove.* WHEN...Until early Tuesday afternoon.* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, significant flooding of agricultural landbegins along this entire stretch of the river.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 8:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 20.6 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 8:00 PM CDT Thursday was 21.1 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stageearly Monday afternoon and continue falling to 17.1 feetTuesday evening.- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood