⚠️ Flood Watch – Polk – Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Flood Watch issued November 3 at 10:27AM CST until November 7 at 2:00AM CST by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

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

Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th St affecting Marion, Warren
and Polk Counties.

Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County.

* WHAT…Flooding is possible.

* WHERE…Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr, or from Walnut Creek
to the Des Moines River.

* WHEN…From Thursday afternoon to late Friday night.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 10:17 AM CST Tuesday the stage was 6.1 feet, and rising.
– Forecast…Flood stage may be reached Thursday afternoon.
– Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

Instructions

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.