Iowa Flash Flood Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 16:49

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued May 16 at 6:49PM CDT until May 16 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 4:49pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
FFWOAX The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Montgomery County in southwestern Iowa... * Until 1000 PM CDT. * At 649 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Villisca, Stanton, Viking Lake State Park and Hacklebarney Woods County Park.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Montgomery, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov