⚠️ Flood Watch – Muscatine; Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines – Friday, July 3, 2026

Event	Flood Watch
Severity	Severe
Urgency	Future
Certainty	Possible
Area	Muscatine; Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines
Effective	7/3/2026, 12:35:00 PM CDT
Expires	7/4/2026, 7:00:00 AM CDT

Flood Watch issued July 3 at 12:35PM CDT until July 4 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details

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

* WHERE…Portions of east central and southeast Iowa, including the
following areas, in east central Iowa, Muscatine. In southeast
Iowa, Des Moines, Henry IA, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa and
Washington.

* WHEN…Through Saturday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Heavy rainfall from repeated rounds of thunderstorms may
produce flash flooding.

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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