| Event | Flood Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Decatur |
| Effective | 8/5/2026, 9:02:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/6/2026, 5:15:00 AM CDT |
Flood Watch issued August 5 at 9:02AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Details
…The National Weather Service in Des Moines IA has issued a Flood
Watch for the following rivers in Iowa…
Thompson River at Davis City affecting Decatur County.
* WHAT…Flooding is possible.
* WHERE…The Thompson River at Davis City, or from the City of
Grand River to the Iowa-Missouri border.
* WHEN…From this morning until further notice.
* IMPACTS…At 11.0 feet, Water affects the Davis City park and
campgrounds.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 1.3 feet.
– Forecast…Flood stage may be reached based on the latest
forecast information.
– Flood stage is 12.0 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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