⚠️ Flood Watch – Emmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Worth; Palo Alto; Hancock; Cerro Gordo; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Franklin; Butler; Bremer; Sac; Calhoun; Webster; Hamilton; Hardin; Grundy; Black Hawk; Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Story; Marshall; Tama; Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas; Polk; Jasper; Poweshiek; Cass; Adair; Madison; Warren; Marion; Adams; Union; Clarke; Taylor; Ringgold; Decatur – Monday, September 28, 2026

Flood Watch issued September 28 at 1:42PM CDT until October 2 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE…Much of central Iowa.

* WHEN…From Tuesday evening through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– A prolong period of showers and storms is forecast Tuesday night
through Thursday evening. This rain will fall on saturated soil.
Rainfall totals will range from 2 to 4 inches in a southwest to
northeast oriented band across central Iowa, with locally higher
amounts likely. This rainfall may lead to flash flooding. In
addition, poor drainage and low lying area may experience
ponding. All this rainfall will cause rises on areas rivers,
which may exceed flood stage in at least a few locations.

Instructions

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.