⚠️ Flood Warning – Polk, IA – Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Flood Warning issued September 15 at 1:45PM CDT until September 16 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

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

Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr, or from Walnut Creek
to the Des Moines River.

* WHEN…From this afternoon to Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS…At 13.5 feet, Water affects the low areas of Water Works
Park.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 1:32 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 12.0 feet, and rising.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.3 feet
just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon.
– Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

Instructions

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

For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.

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.