⚠️ Flood Watch – Polk – Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Flood Watch issued September 15 at 4:19AM CDT until September 15 at 12:00PM 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…

Walnut Creek at Des Moines 63rd St affecting Polk County.

* WHAT…Flooding is possible.

* WHERE…Walnut Creek at Des Moines 63rd St, or from 1 1/3 miles
upstream of North Walnut Creek to the Raccoon River.

* WHEN…From early this morning to this afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 4:01 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 12.1 feet, and rising.
– Forecast…Flood stage may be reached based on the latest
forecast information.
– Flood stage is 14.0 feet.

Instructions

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

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.