Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 6 at 9:11PM CDT until April 8 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 6, 2026 - 7:11pm
Expires:
April 7, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...
Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk County.
Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49 affecting Tama and Poweshiek
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...The Cedar River at Cedar Falls, or from the West Fork
Cedar River to the Cedar Falls-Waterloo city limits.
* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 89.7 feet, Water affects the road at 1712 and 1118
Cottage Row Rd.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 89.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tomorrow evening and continue falling to 82.8 feet
Monday, April 13.
- Flood stage is 89.0 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:
Black Hawk, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov