⚠️ Flood Warning – Polk, IA; Story, IA – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Flood Warning issued July 4 at 4:51AM CDT until July 5 at 2:51PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

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

South Skunk River near Ames US 30 affecting Polk and Story
Counties.

Ioway Creek at Ames Lincoln Way affecting Story County.

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

* WHERE…The South Skunk River near Ames US 30, or from Ioway Creek
to the Polk-Jasper County line.

* WHEN…From early this morning to early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS…At 23.0 feet, Water affects the Shady Grove Trailer Park
located at 1006 S Dayton Ave as well as the railroad just
northeast of Cambridge.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 4:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 22.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest between
22.5 and 23 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood
stage tomorrow morning.
– Flood stage is 21.5 feet.

Instructions

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.

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.