081  
WGUS63 KDMX 100805  
FFADMX  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
305 AM CDT SUN AUG 10 2025  
 
IAZ028-037>039-047>050-059>062-071>075-081>086-092>097-110000-  
/O.EXT.KDMX.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-250811T0000Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
BREMER-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-DALLAS-  
POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-  
UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-  
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HUMESTON, BLOOMFIELD, DIKE, TOLEDO,  
WELLSBURG, IOWA FALLS, CEDAR FALLS, TRAER, ACKLEY, CHARITON,  
PERRY, MARSHALLTOWN, WINTERSET, CORNING, FONTANELLE, GLADBROOK,  
GREENFIELD, SEYMOUR, DYSART, ELDORA, OTTUMWA, INDIANOLA, BEDFORD,  
CRESTON, EARLHAM, ALBIA, BOONE, NEW MARKET, NORWALK, OSCEOLA,  
GRUNDY CENTER, AMES, ADEL, NEWTON, MOUNT AYR, CARLISLE, WAVERLY,  
DES MOINES, ADAIR, REINBECK, WATERLOO, LENOX, LAMONI, CORYDON,  
STUART, ALLERTON, WAUKEE, CENTERVILLE, GRINNELL, LEON, OSKALOOSA,  
KNOXVILLE, PELLA, CONRAD, AND TAMA  
305 AM CDT SUN AUG 10 2025  
   
..FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHERN INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL AND MUCH OF EASTERN IOWA.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR  
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE  
FLOODED.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WITH RAINFALL RATES  
OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS  
MAY EXCEED 5 INCHES IN SOME AREAS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR THE LATEST WATERWAY OBSERVATIONS AND FORECASTS REFER TO  
WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES/WATER.  
 

 
 

 
 
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