| Event | Flood Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Cass |
| Effective | 9/15/2026, 8:08:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 9/15/2026, 4:00:00 PM CDT |
Flood Watch issued September 15 at 8:08AM CDT until September 15 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Details
…The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Flood
Watch for the following rivers in Iowa…
East Nishnabotna River near Atlantic affecting Cass County.
* WHAT…Flooding is possible.
* WHERE…East Nishnabotna River near Atlantic, or from Troublesome
Creek near Atlantic to Indian Creek near Lewis.
* WHEN…From this morning to this afternoon.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 6:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 11.5 feet, and rising.
– Forecast…Flood stage may be reached based on the latest
forecast information.
– Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
Instructions
If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding.
For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.
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.
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