| Event | Flood Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas; Polk; Jasper; Poweshiek |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 11:42:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/3/2026, 10:00:00 AM CDT |
Flood Watch issued July 2 at 11:42PM CDT until July 3 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Details
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE…Portions of central and west central Iowa, including the
following counties, in central Iowa, Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Polk
and Poweshiek. In west central Iowa, Audubon, Carroll, Crawford,
Greene and Guthrie.
* WHEN…Until 10 AM CDT Friday.
* 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.
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