Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 5 at 11:42PM CDT until June 6 at 5:45AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 5, 2026 - 9:42pm
Expires:
June 6, 2026 - 3:45am
Description:
FFWDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Marion County in south central Iowa...
* Until 545 AM CDT Saturday.
* At 1142 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Pella, Knoxville, Melcher-Dallas, Knoxville Raceway, Lake Red
Rock, Harvey, Knoxville Municipal Airport, Elk Rock State Park and
Pella Municipal Airport.
Instruction:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 5:45 AM CDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 5:45 AM CDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Marion, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA