⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Polk, IA; Story, IA – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued July 2 at 8:13PM CDT until July 3 at 2:00AM 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…
North Central Polk County in central Iowa…
Southeastern Story County in central Iowa…

* Until 200 AM CDT.

* At 813 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen in some places. Additional
rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 inches are possible in the warned
area as additional rainfall moves over the 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…
Huxley, Maxwell, Cambridge and Alleman.

Instructions

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.

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.