⚠️ Flood Watch – Butler; Bremer; Black Hawk – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Flood Watch issued July 9 at 7:39AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

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

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock affecting Black Hawk, Butler and
Bremer counties.

* WHAT…Flooding is possible.

* WHERE…The Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, or from Flood Creek
near Clarksville to the Cedar River.

* WHEN…From this morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS…At 12.0 feet, Water affects S Prairie St.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 6:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.6 feet.
– Forecast…Flood stage may be reached based on the latest
forecast information.
– Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

Instructions

If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding.

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.