⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Adair, IA; Audubon, IA; Cass, IA; Dallas, IA; Guthrie, IA; Madison, IA; Polk, IA; Warren, IA – Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued September 9 at 1:49AM CDT until September 9 at 7:45AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

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The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Southern Dallas County in central Iowa…
Southern Polk County in central Iowa…
Northern Madison County in south central Iowa…
Northern Warren County in south central Iowa…
Northern Adair County in southwestern Iowa…
Northern Cass County in southwestern Iowa…
Southern Audubon County in west central Iowa…
Southern Guthrie County in west central Iowa…

* Until 745 AM CDT.

* At 149 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4.5 inches of rain
have fallen, with locally higher amounts. Additional rainfall
amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area through
sunrise. 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…
Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive,
Indianola, Altoona, Waukee, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Grimes,
Atlantic, Adel, Guthrie Center, Windsor Heights, Carlisle,
Bondurant, Saylorville and Mitchellville.

Instructions

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.