722  
WGUS63 KDMX 090652  
FFADMX  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
152 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2026  
 
...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.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 

 
 
IAZ060-100300-  
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.A.0020.260910T0742Z-260912T1200Z/  
/DEMI4.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
152 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...RACCOON RIVER AT DES MOINES FLEUR DR, OR FROM WALNUT CREEK  
TO THE DES MOINES RIVER.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY MORNING.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 1:47 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET, AND RISING.  
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED LATER TODAY.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4156 9360 4154 9368 4159 9368 4160 9361  
 

 
 
BURY  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab IA Page Main Text Page