Flood Warning Iowa | Effective 04/07/2026 03:00

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued April 7 at 5:00AM CDT until April 8 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 7, 2026 - 3:00am
Expires: 
April 7, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description: 
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa... Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49 affecting Poweshiek and Tama Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk County. * 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 late tonight. * IMPACTS...At 89.7 feet, Water affects the road at 1712 and 1118 Cottage Row Rd. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 89.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this evening and continue falling to 82.8 feet Monday evening. - 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