Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued October 1 at 4:06AM CDT until October 1 at 7:15AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 1, 2026 - 2:06am
Expires:
October 1, 2026 - 5:15am
Description:
At 406 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2
and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to
0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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...
Carroll, Jefferson, Audubon, Manning, Coon Rapids, Glidden, Lake
Panorama, Manilla, Scranton, Bayard, Churdan, Templeton, Bagley,
Dedham, Halbur, Yale, Jamaica, Lidderdale and Lanesboro.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.
Area Description:
Audubon, IA; Calhoun, IA; Carroll, IA; Crawford, IA; Greene, IA; Guthrie, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov