⚠️ Flood Warning – Black Hawk, IA – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Flood Warning issued July 4 at 1:27AM CDT until July 5 at 10:00AM 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…

Black Hawk Creek at Hudson affecting Black Hawk County.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…The Black Hawk Creek at Hudson, or from the Black
Hawk-Grundy County line to the Cedar River in Waterloo.

* WHEN…From this morning to late tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS…At 16.0 feet, Water closes Ranchero Rd in Waterloo. Some
residential evacuations may occur.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 12:45 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 14.6 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this morning to a crest of 15.6 feet this afternoon. It will
then fall below flood stage late tonight.
– Flood stage is 15.0 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.