Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 30 at 10:22PM CDT until October 5 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 30, 2026 - 8:22pm
Expires:
October 1, 2026 - 8:30am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...
Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County.
Raccoon River at Van Meter Hwy R16 affecting Dallas and Polk
Counties.
Raccoon River at Des Moines IA 28 affecting Polk County.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...
Middle River near Indianola affecting Warren County.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr, or from Walnut Creek
to the Des Moines River.
* WHEN...From Thursday morning to Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 18.5 feet, Water affects the maintenance buildings
outside of the levee protection at Des Moines Water Works Park.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:02 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 7.7 feet, and rising.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage to 12.1 feet
tomorrow morning, and then continue rising with a crest of 18.5
feet on Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.
River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast
precipitation over the next 48 hours.
Area Description:
Polk, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov