Any additional rain in the forecast can stay away for now, according to Humboldt County Emergency Management Director Kyle Bissell, who is dealing with localized flooding from the East Fork of the Des Moines River, Lott’s Creek, and Prairie Creek which has impacted farmland and supplemental land along waterways.

“We’ve got a lot of flooding,” said Bissell. “There’s no doubt about that. We closed three more roads Friday morning, but it appears as though the river gauge on the East Fork of the river in Algona is showing that the river has crested, so that is good news for us.”

Webster County will likely escape any significant flooding, according to Dylan Hagen, the county’s emergency management coordinator.

“I wouldn’t foresee us as having any major impacts down here,” he said.

-Submitted photo Water is over the road in several places in Humboldt County. Due to the flooding, multiple roadways in Humboldt County have been closed, including Montana Avenue between 100th Street and Michigan Avenue, 110th Street between Oak Avenue and Ohio Avenue, Oak Avenue from 110th Street to 120th Street, Montana Avenue from 120th Street to 130th Street, and 110th Street from Virginia Avenue to Xenia Avenue. On Friday morning, Humboldt County Secondary Roads also closed Xenia Avenue from 120th Street to 140th Street, and Xenia Avenue to Washington on 120th Street.

He said the Des Moines River in Fort Dodge has already crested. Current projections show the river level remaining steady in Webster County through the weekend before it begins to drop early next week, he added

Bissell said he wasn’t anticipating the river to crest until Saturday morning before heading downstream to Humboldt on Saturday.

“Now we just have to wait for the water to start to recede,” said Bissell. “In talking with area citizens, they think that water levels in creeks are going down as well, so this is good news for us.”

Due to the flooding, multiple roadways in Humboldt County have been closed, including Montana Avenue between 100th Street and Michigan Avenue, 110th Street between Oak Avenue and Ohio Avenue, Oak Avenue from 110th Street to 120th Street, Montana Avenue from 120th Street to 130th Street, and 110th Street from Virginia Avenue to Xenia Avenue. On Friday morning, Humboldt County Secondary Roads also closed Xenia Avenue from 120th Street to 140th Street, and Xenia Avenue to Washington on 120th Street.

“The road closed signs remain up, and they’re there for a reason,” said Bissell. “Please do not go around them and attempt to drive through flooded roadways. ‘Turn around don’t drown’ is a saying for a reason. The roadway could be washed away or soft enough to cause serious problems.”

Bissell said he does not anticipate home property damage from this bout of flooding, but said there is certainly farmland flooding and potential damage to roadways.