⚠️ Flood Watch – Cass; Adair; Madison; Warren; Marion; Mahaska; Adams; Union; Clarke; Lucas; Monroe; Wapello – Friday, July 3, 2026

Flood Watch issued July 3 at 9:48AM CDT until July 4 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE…Portions of south central, southeast, and southwest Iowa,
including the following counties, in south central Iowa, Clarke,
Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Union and Warren. In
southeast Iowa, Wapello. In southwest Iowa, Adair, Adams and Cass.

* WHEN…Through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Heavy rain last night and this morning have led to saturated
soils, with ongoing flooding in some areas. With scattered
rain/storms expected today and additional heavy rain tonight,
new areas may begin to flood and ongoing flooding may be
exacerbated.

Instructions

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.