⚠️ Flood Warning – Poweshiek, IA; Tama, IA – Saturday, October 3, 2026

Flood Warning issued October 3 at 8:48PM CDT until October 6 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

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

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

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN…From Sunday morning to late Monday night.

* IMPACTS…At 12.5 feet, Backwater from the Iowa River covers
portions of Business 30 and S Prospect Dr in Toledo. At 12.8 feet,
Water affects portions of C Ave and D Ave from US 30 to the south.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 12.1 feet, and rising.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 12.9 feet early Monday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage late Monday evening.
– Flood stage is 12.5 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 48 hours.

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