⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Dallas, IA; Polk, IA – Monday, July 20, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 9:07PM CDT until July 21 at 3:15AM 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…
Northeastern Dallas County in central Iowa…
Western Polk County in central Iowa…

* Until 315 AM CDT Tuesday.

* At 907 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. 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…
Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive,
Altoona, Waukee, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Grimes, Perry, Windsor
Heights, Carlisle, Polk City, Saylorville, Dallas Center, Granger,
Woodward and Saylorville Lake.

Expect flash flooding in the Fourmile Creek Basin.

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.