| Event | Flood Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Greene; Boone; Story; Marshall; Tama; Mahaska; Monroe; Wapello; Appanoose; Davis |
| Effective | 9/16/2026, 12:25:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/17/2026, 8:30:00 AM CDT |
Flood Watch issued September 16 at 12:25PM CDT until September 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Details
* WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE…Portions of central and southern Iowa.
* WHEN…Through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– While showers are ongoing across parts of southern to central
Iowa, a band of heavier rain is expected overnight. Already
saturated conditions have lowered the needed rainfall for flash
flooding impacts.
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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