⚠️ Flood Warning – Black Hawk, IA – Sunday, July 12, 2026

Flood Warning issued July 12 at 12:45PM CDT until July 13 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

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

Cedar River at Waterloo affecting Black Hawk County.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN…From late tonight to tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS…At 13.0 feet, Many storm sewers are closed along Black
Hawk Creek and the Cedar River. The Fletcher Ave levee gates are
closed.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 12:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 12.1 feet. Emergency
management reported flooding in the Sherwood Park area with
flood waters encroaching on the roadway. Area campgrounds
near the river are experiencing flooding as well.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0
feet just after midnight tonight.
– Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

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.

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.