Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 1 at 2:34PM CDT until October 4 at 10:25PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 1, 2026 - 12:34pm
Expires:
October 2, 2026 - 12:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...
Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th St affecting Marion, Warren
and Polk Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th St, or from below the
Center Street dam to Runnells.
* WHEN...From Friday morning to Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 25.7 feet, Water surrounds the base of Simon Estes
Amphitheater.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 19.2 feet, and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
tomorrow morning to a crest of 25.7 feet Saturday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 24.0 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:
Marion, IA; Polk, IA; Warren, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov