⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Webster, IA – Sunday, August 9, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued August 9 at 5:48AM CDT until August 9 at 12:00PM 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…
Northwestern Webster County in central Iowa…

* Until noon CDT Sunday.

* At 548 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. 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…
Western portions of Fort Dodge, Lizard Creek, and Clare.

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.