| Event | Flood Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Emmet; Palo Alto; Pocahontas; Sac; Calhoun; Crawford |
| Effective | 9/6/2026, 12:12:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/7/2026, 4:00:00 AM CDT |
Flood Watch issued September 6 at 12:12PM CDT until September 7 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Details
* WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, including the
following counties, in northwest Iowa, Emmet, Palo Alto and
Pocahontas. In west central Iowa, Calhoun, Crawford and Sac.
* WHEN…Through late tonight.
* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Very heavy rain is possible today into tonight with some areas
with 5 inches or more possible.
Instructions
For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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