⚠️ Flood Warning – Polk, IA – Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:59PM CDT until September 17 at 2:30AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

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

Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN…Until late tonight.

* IMPACTS…At 13.3 feet, SW 30th St is closed from George Flagg
Parkway to Bell Ave. George Flagg Parkway is closed from SW 30th St
to SW 28th St.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 3:47 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 12.5 feet, and falling.
– Forecast…The river is expected to fall below flood stage this
evening.
– Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

Instructions

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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.