⚠️ Flood Watch – Polk – Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Flood Watch issued September 15 at 6:59AM CDT until September 16 at 5:00AM 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…

Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County.

* WHAT…Flooding is possible.

* WHERE…Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr, or from Walnut Creek
to the Des Moines River.

* WHEN…From this evening to late tonight.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 6:47 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 8.6 feet, and rising.
– 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.