Sumner Newscow report — The following flood warning were issued by the National Weather Service…

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NINNESCAH RIVER NEAR BELLE PLAINE. * UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 6:20 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACT…AT 26.0 FEET…A SECTION OF K55 FLOODS WITH 2 FEET OF WATER STARTING FROM 300 FEET EAST OF THE RIVER BRIDGE AND EXPANDING OUT TO 25 FEET WIDE. EXPECT FLOOD WATERS ON HIGHWAY 81 TO EXPAND FURTHER SOUTH TO THE Y INTERSECTION OF K55. THE SMALL COMMUNITY OF PONDEROSA ESTATES, 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BELLE PLAINE, WILL HAVE A FEW HOMES FLOODED AND ROADS LEADING INTO THE ESTATES FLOODED. TIMBER BROOK ESTATES WILL HAVE ROADS INUNDATED BY OVER A FOOT OF WATER. && FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7 PM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN BELLE PLAINE 23.0 25.0 THU 6 PM 17.6 16.3 15.4.