⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Des Moines, IA; Henry, IA; Jefferson, IA – Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued June 17 at 8:43AM CDT until June 17 at 2:45PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

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The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Western Des Moines County in southeastern Iowa…
Henry IA County in southeastern Iowa…
Jefferson County in southeastern Iowa…

* Until 245 PM CDT Wednesday.

* At 843 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE…Radar.

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…
Fairfield, Mount Pleasant, New London, Winfield, Wayland,
Danville, Batavia, Salem, Middletown, Libertyville, Lockridge,
Maharishi Vedic City, Olds, Packwood, Hillsboro, Rome, Westwood,
Mount Union, Pleasant Plain and Coppock.

Instructions

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

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