⚠️ Flood Warning – Polk, IA – Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Flood Warning issued September 9 at 4:59AM CDT until September 12 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

…The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Iowa…

Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr, or from Walnut Creek
to the Des Moines River.

* WHEN…From late tonight to Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS…At 13.3 feet, SW 30th St is closed from George Flagg
Parkway to Bell Ave. George Flagg Parkway is closed from SW 30th St
to SW 28th St.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 4:47 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 11.2 feet, and rising.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage just
after midnight tonight to a crest of 13.1 feet early Friday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday
morning.
– Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

Instructions

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 24 hours.

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