Headline:
Flood Warning issued July 4 at 4:17AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 2:17am
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 10:30pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...
Fourmile Creek at Des Moines Easton Blvd affecting Polk County.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...The Fourmile Creek at Des Moines Easton Blvd, or from
below Interstate 80 to the Des Moines River.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Water affects businesses and apartments
east of E 33rd St near E Douglas Ave...E Euclid Ave and Hubbell
Ave.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 12.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 15.4 feet this morning. It
will then fall late this morning. It will rise to 15.5 feet
late this morning. It will then fall tomorrow morning. It
will then rise again and remain above flood stage.
- Flood stage is 12.5 feet.
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
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: