Headline:
Flood Warning issued July 3 at 2:50PM CDT until July 3 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 3, 2026 - 12:50pm
Expires:
July 3, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of central Iowa, including the following county,
Polk.
* WHEN...Until 515 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Expect many
areas of slow moving or standing water. Areas along Fourmile Creek
are of most concern.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 248 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall
across the warned area. As much as 8 to 12 inches of rain has
fallen since Thursday afternoon.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Des Moines, Ankeny, Altoona, Pleasant Hill, Bondurant,
Saylorville, Adventureland Amusement Park, Prairie Meadows,
Iowa State Fairgrounds, Elkhart, Alleman, Ankeny Regional
Airport, Weh-Weh-Neh-Kee State Park and Margo Frankel Woods
State Park.
Instruction:
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
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: