⚠️ Flood Watch – Emmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Worth; Palo Alto; Hancock; Cerro Gordo; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Franklin; Butler; Bremer; Sac; Calhoun; Webster; Hamilton; Hardin; Grundy; Black Hawk – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Flood Watch issued July 2 at 1:05PM CDT until July 3 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE…Portions of central, north central, northeast, northwest,
and west central Iowa.

* WHEN…Through Friday morning.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Rainfall amounts of around 1-3 inches, with isolated higher
amounts possible in localized areas.

Instructions

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

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