⚠️ Flood Watch – Polk – Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Flood Watch issued September 9 at 1:52AM CDT until September 12 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

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

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 late tonight to Saturday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 1:47 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 9.0 feet, and rising.
– Forecast…Flood stage may be reached later today.
– 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 24 hours.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.