⚠️ Flood Warning – Polk, IA – Monday, July 20, 2026

Flood Warning issued July 20 at 9:02PM CDT until July 21 at 2:00PM 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…

Fourmile Creek at Des Moines Easton Blvd affecting Polk County.

* WHAT…Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…The Fourmile Creek at Des Moines Easton Blvd, or from
below Interstate 80 to the Des Moines River.

* WHEN…From late tonight to early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS…At 14.0 feet, Widespread flooding occurs along the
reaches of the creek primarily upstream from Easton Blvd near the
Hubbell overpass. Water affects lowland areas of the community
center near Easton Blvd.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 5.3 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 14.1 feet late
tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
morning.
– Flood stage is 12.5 feet.

Instructions

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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.