⚠️ Flood Warning – Des Moines, IA; Henry, IA; Lee, IA – Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Flood Warning issued June 17 at 8:41PM CDT until June 20 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

…The National Weather Service in Quad Cities IA IL has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Iowa…

Skunk River at Augusta affecting Lee, Henry IA and Des Moines
Counties.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Skunk River at Augusta.

* WHEN…From Thursday afternoon to early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS…At 15.0 feet, Water overflows the south river bank near
the Perkins Road bridge at Augusta.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 12.1 feet and rising
rapidly.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 15.5 feet tomorrow
evening. It will then fall below flood stage Friday
afternoon.
– Flood stage is 15.0 feet.

Instructions

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

The next statement will be issued by Thursday evening at 845 PM CDT.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.