| Event | Flood Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Worth; Cerro Gordo; Butler; Bremer; Black Hawk |
| Effective | 9/18/2026, 1:22:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/19/2026, 9:30:00 AM CDT |
Flood Watch issued September 18 at 1:22PM CDT until September 19 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Details
* WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE…Portions of north central and northeast Iowa, including the
following counties, in north central Iowa, Butler, Cerro Gordo and
Worth. In northeast Iowa, Black Hawk and Bremer.
* WHEN…From 7 PM CDT this evening through Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Training storms and heavy rainfall may lead to an increased
potential for flash flooding. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches
is expected, with locally higher amounts possible.
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.
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