| Event | Flood Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Warren, IA |
| Effective | 9/30/2026, 10:22:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 10/1/2026, 10:30:00 AM CDT |
Flood Warning issued September 30 at 10:22PM CDT until October 1 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…
South Skunk River at Colfax affecting Jasper, Marion and Polk
Counties.
Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th St affecting Marion, Warren
and Polk Counties.
North Raccoon River near Perry affecting Dallas County.
North River near Norwalk Hwy R57 affecting Warren and Polk
Counties.
South River near Ackworth affecting Warren County.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…South River near Ackworth, or from Otter Creek near Milo to
the Des Moines River.
* WHEN…From Thursday afternoon to Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS…At 28.6 feet, Water is over Iowa 92 between mile markers
137.5 and 139.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 9:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 26.6 feet, and rising.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 29.0 feet
early tomorrow afternoon before falling below flood stage
tomorrow evening.
– Flood stage is 29.0 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 48 hours.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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