⚠️ Flood Warning – Black Hawk, IA; Bremer, IA; Butler, IA – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Flood Warning issued July 9 at 9:55PM CDT until July 11 at 8:12AM 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…

Shell Rock River at Shell Rock affecting Black Hawk, Bremer and
Butler Counties.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…The Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, or from Flood Creek
near Clarksville to the Cedar River.

* WHEN…Until Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS…At 12.5 feet, Seepage occurs in several basements close
to the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 11.6 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 12.6 feet early
tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early
Saturday morning.
– Flood stage is 12.0 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.