⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Adair, IA; Audubon, IA; Cass, IA; Guthrie, IA – Friday, August 14, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued August 14 at 4:52AM CDT until August 14 at 11:00AM 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…
Northern Adair County in southwestern Iowa…
Northeastern Cass County in southwestern Iowa…
Southern Audubon County in west central Iowa…
Southern Guthrie County in west central Iowa…

* Until 1100 AM CDT Friday.

* At 452 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 3 inches in 1
hour. 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…
Stuart, Anita, Exira, Adair, Dexter, Casey, Diamondhead Lake,
Menlo, Brayton, Anita Municipal Airport and Lake Anita State Park.

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.