⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Hardin, IA – Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued August 12 at 10:33AM CDT until August 12 at 4:45PM 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…
Hardin County in central Iowa…

* Until 445 PM CDT Wednesday.

* At 1033 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. 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…
Iowa Falls, Eldora, Hubbard, Alden, Radcliffe, Union, Steamboat
Rock, New Providence, Whitten, Buckeye, Garden City, Owasa, Iowa
Falls Municipal Airport, Eldora Municipal Airport, Pine Lake State
Park and Drake Airport.

Instructions

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.

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