⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Audubon, IA; Calhoun, IA; Carroll, IA; Crawford, IA; Greene, IA; Guthrie, IA – Thursday, October 1, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued October 1 at 1:19AM CDT until October 1 at 7:15AM 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…
Northern Audubon County in west central Iowa…
Southern Calhoun County in west central Iowa…
Carroll County in west central Iowa…
Southeastern Crawford County in west central Iowa…
Greene County in west central Iowa…
Northern Guthrie County in west central Iowa…

* Until 715 AM CDT.

* At 119 AM CDT, Gauge reports indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE…Gauges reported.

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…
Carroll, Jefferson, Audubon, Manning, Coon Rapids, Glidden, Lake
Panorama, Manilla, Scranton, Bayard, Churdan, Templeton, Bagley,
Dedham, Halbur, Yale, Jamaica, Lidderdale and Lanesboro.

Instructions

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

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.

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