⚠️ Flood Warning – Story, IA – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Flood Warning issued July 4 at 4:51AM CDT until July 4 at 3:41PM 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…

South Skunk River near Ames US 30 affecting Polk and Story
Counties.

Ioway Creek at Ames Lincoln Way affecting Story County.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…The Ioway Creek at Ames Lincoln Way, or from the
Story-Boone County line to the South Skunk River.

* WHEN…From early this morning to late this afternoon.

* IMPACTS…At 10.4 feet, Water affects lowlands around S 4th St.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 4:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 10.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river will rise to between 10.3 and 10.8 feet
this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late this
morning.
– Flood stage is 10.0 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.