Headline:
Flood Warning issued July 5 at 8:33PM CDT until July 7 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 5, 2026 - 6:33pm
Expires:
July 6, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Des Moines IA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Iowa...
Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49 affecting Tama and Poweshiek
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...The Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49, or from Timber Creek
near Le Grand to Salt Creek near Belle Plaine.
* WHEN...From Monday morning to Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 12.8 feet, Water affects portions of C Ave and D Ave
from US 30 to the south.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 12.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 12.7 feet tomorrow evening. It
will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 12.5 feet.
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.
River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast
precipitation over the next 24 hours.
Area Description:
Poweshiek, IA; Tama, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: