⚠️ Flood Warning – Black Hawk, IA – Friday, July 10, 2026

Flood Warning issued July 10 at 4:15PM CDT until July 13 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…

Cedar River at Cedar Falls affecting Black Hawk County.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…The Cedar River at Cedar Falls, or from the West Fork
Cedar River to the Cedar Falls-Waterloo city limits.

* WHEN…From late tonight to Monday evening.

* IMPACTS…At 91.0 feet, Water affects Big Woods Rd south of
Dunkerton Rd as well as the north parking lot of Island Park.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 2:45 PM CDT Friday the stage was 86.9 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 91.1 feet Sunday morning. It will
then fall below flood stage early Monday afternoon.
– Flood stage is 89.0 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.