Alertes en vigueur Aurelia, 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.Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.The next statement will be issued by Sunday evening.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County.* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.This is forecasted to exceed the flood of record.* WHERE...Little Sioux River at Cherokee.* WHEN...Until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 29.0 feet, water reaches the IFC sensor feed-horn* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 3:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 27.1 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 3:00 PM CDT Saturday was 27.1 feet.- Forecast...The river will rise to 29.6 feet just aftermidnight tonight. It will then fall early tomorrow afternoon.It will rise to 25.0 feet Tuesday morning. It will then fallagain but remain above flood stage.- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood