Iowa Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/02/2026 18:13

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 2 at 8:13PM CDT until July 3 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 2, 2026 - 6:13pm
Expires: 
July 3, 2026 - 12:00am
Description: 
FFWDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Polk County in central Iowa... Southeastern Story County in central Iowa... * Until 200 AM CDT. * At 813 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen in some places. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 inches are possible in the warned area as additional rainfall moves over the area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Huxley, Maxwell, Cambridge and Alleman.
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.
Area Description: 
Polk, IA; Story, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA