⚠️ Flood Watch – Black Hawk – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Flood Watch issued July 2 at 2:19PM CDT until July 6 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

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

Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk county.

Cedar River at Waterloo affecting Black Hawk county.

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock affecting Black Hawk, Bremer and
Butler counties.

* WHAT…Flooding is possible.

* WHERE…The Cedar River at Waterloo, or from the Waterloo-Cedar
Falls city limits to Spring Creek near La Porte City.

* WHEN…From late Saturday night to late Monday evening.

* IMPACTS…At 16.0 feet, The Riverview Recreation Area is closed.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 2:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 6.4 feet.
– Forecast…Flood stage may be reached early Sunday morning.
– Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

Instructions

If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding.

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.