⚠️ Flood Watch – Tama; Poweshiek – Friday, July 3, 2026

Flood Watch issued July 3 at 9:44AM CDT until July 8 at 7:00PM 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…

Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49 affecting Tama and Poweshiek
Counties.

…The Flood Watch continues for the following rivers in Iowa…

Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk county.

Cedar River at Waterloo affecting Black Hawk county.

…The Flood Watch is extended for the following rivers in Iowa…

Black Hawk Creek at Hudson affecting Black Hawk county.

South Skunk River at Colfax affecting Polk, Jasper and Marion
Counties.

* WHAT…Flooding is possible.

* WHERE…The Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49, or from Timber Creek
near Le Grand to Salt Creek near Belle Plaine.

* WHEN…From late Monday night to Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS…At 12.8 feet, Water affects portions of C Ave and D Ave
from US 30 to the south.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 9:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 5.9 feet.
– Forecast…Flood stage may be reached early Tuesday morning.
– Flood stage is 12.5 feet.

Instructions

For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.

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

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.