National Weather Service: Flood Warning

Spencer, IA

Current Conditions

41 °F

Overcast

Wind:

6 mph from the North

Dew Point:

36 °F

Pressure:

29.72 in

Windchill:

37 °F

Humidity:

81%

Visibility:

7.0 miles

Observed:

Cherokee, IA

Updated — 12:55 PM CST on March 12, 2010

Local Radar

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Locations Nearby:

Spencer
22 °F - Clear
Estherville
23 °F - Clear
Sheldon
21 °F - Clear
Cherokee
41 °F - Overcast

Forecast for Clay (51301)

Sunday

Clear

H 47° / L 22°

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Monday

Clear

H 56° / L 31°

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Tuesday

Partly Cloudy

H 54° / L 29°

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Wednesday

Partly Cloudy

H 47° / L 29°

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Thursday

Partly Cloudy

H 49° / L 29°

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Today

Patchy fog early...otherwise sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds around 5 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Sunny...breezy and warmer. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph becoming 15 to 25 mph by afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy with isolated light rain showers. Lows around 30. Chance of rain less than 20 percent.

Wednesday through Friday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Lows around 30.

Wednesday through Friday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Lows around 30.

Statement as of 10:02 PM CDT on March 20, 2010

Flood Warning

The Flood Warning continues for
the Ocheyedan river near Spencer.
* At 08pm Saturday the stage was 9.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
* At stages near 9.5 feet... significant amounts of pasture and other
farm land begin flooding.

1002 PM CDT Sat Mar 20 2010

The Flood Warning continues for
the Little Sioux river at Spencer.
* At 08am Saturday the stage was 14.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to a stage of 13.2 feet
by 7 am Monday.
* At stages near 14.0 feet... city sewers in Spencer can begin to back
up. Highway 18 between Spencer and Dickens can start flooding if
flows on the tributary creeks are also very high.