(Radio Iowa) - The head of Iowa's Emergency Management agency says flooding will not cease and is likely to spread to other areas of the state. Sixteen river gauges in northwest Iowa have already recorded historic flood levels. 

On Sunday night, Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management director John Benson met with local officials about making preparations in the other places where those flood waters are headed. The seven-day forecast for Iowa calls for more rain. 

Last week over 10 inches of rain fell in northwest Iowa and the nearby river basins in Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota that drain into northwest Iowa. That's eight times the average amount.

(Radio Iowa) - The head of Iowa's Emergency Management agency says flooding will not cease and is likely to spread to other areas of the state. Sixteen river gauges in northwest Iowa have already recorded historic flood levels. On Sunday night, Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management director John Benson met with local officials about making preparations in the other places where those flood waters are headed. The seven-day forecast for Iowa calls for more rain. Last week over 10 inches of rain fell in northwest Iowa and the nearby river basins in Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota that drain into northwest Iowa. That's eight times the average amount.

Officials warn flooding will spread to other areas of the state