⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Polk, IA – Friday, July 3, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued July 3 at 1:01AM CDT until July 3 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

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The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Southern Polk County in central Iowa…

* Until 700 AM CDT.

* At 101 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up
to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly, especially in low lying
areas.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE…Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive,
Altoona, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Grimes, Windsor Heights,
Carlisle, Bondurant, Saylorville, Mitchellville, Iowa State
Fairgrounds, Iowa Events Center, Principal Park, Drake Stadium And
Knapp Center and Adventureland Amusement Park.

Instructions

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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

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

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