⚠️ Flood Warning – Pottawattamie, IA – Thursday, October 1, 2026

Flood Warning issued October 1 at 8:45AM CDT until October 2 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

Details

…The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Iowa…

West Nishnabotna River At Hancock affecting Pottawattamie County.

Additional information is available at water.noaa.gov.

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

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…West Nishnabotna River at Hancock.

* WHEN…From this afternoon to Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS…At 14.0 feet, Low-lying areas of Botna Bend Park in
Hancock begin to flood. In addition, lowland flooding along the
river begins.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 7.9 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river will rise above flood stage this afternoon
to 14.7 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage
late this evening to 6.8 feet Saturday morning. It will rise to
7.7 feet Saturday evening. It will then fall again and remain
below flood stage.
– Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of 14.5
feet on 06/15/1984.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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