⚠️ Flood Warning – Poweshiek, IA; Tama, IA – Sunday, July 5, 2026

Flood Warning issued July 5 at 8:33PM CDT until July 7 at 7:00PM 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…

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

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN…From Monday morning to Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS…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 Sunday the stage was 12.1 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 12.7 feet tomorrow evening. It
will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday afternoon.
– Flood stage is 12.5 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.