Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 11 at 7:13AM CDT until June 11 at 1:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 11, 2026 - 5:13am
Expires:
June 11, 2026 - 11:15am
Description:
FFWDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Madison County in south central Iowa...
Union County in south central Iowa...
Southeastern Adair County in southwestern Iowa...
Eastern Adams County in southwestern Iowa...
* Until 115 PM CDT Thursday.
* At 713 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Creston, Corning, Lenox, Green Valley Lake, Lake Icaria, Afton,
Orient, Lorimor, Prescott, Macksburg, Cromwell, Arispe, Shannon
City, Kent, Green Valley Lake State Park, Creston Municipal
Airport and Lake Icaria State Park.
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.
Area Description:
Adair, IA; Adams, IA; Madison, IA; Union, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov