| Event | Flood Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Mitchell, IA |
| Effective | 7/9/2026, 10:43:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/9/2026, 10:45:00 PM CDT |
Flood Warning issued July 9 at 10:43AM CDT until July 10 at 10:45AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Details
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is ongoing.
* WHERE…Mitchell County in north central Iowa…
* WHEN…Until 1045 AM CDT Friday.
* IMPACTS…Flooding along the Cedar River and nearby tributaries
will continue.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 1042 AM CDT, automated river gauges indicated flooding ongoing
across the area.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Osage, St. Ansgar, Stacyville, Mitchell, Orchard, Highway 218 And
County T 40, Highway 18 And County T 38, Little Cedar, Osage
Spring Park, Highways 9 And 218, Meyer, Brownville, Pioneer State
Park, Toeterville, New Haven, Mona, Otranto Park and Otranto.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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