986  
WGUS83 KDMX 041527  
FLSDMX  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1027 AM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...  
 
BLACK HAWK CREEK AT HUDSON AFFECTING BLACK HAWK COUNTY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
FOR THE LATEST STREAM OBSERVATIONS AND FORECASTS REFER TO  
WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES/WATER.  
 
RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION PLUS FORECAST  
PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.  
 

 
 
IAC013-050130-  
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-261005T0130Z/  
/HUDI4.2.ER.261002T0545Z.261002T2245Z.261004T1930Z.NO/  
1027 AM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.  
 
* WHERE...BLACK HAWK CREEK AT HUDSON, OR FROM THE BLACK HAWK-GRUNDY  
COUNTY LINE TO THE CEDAR RIVER IN WATERLOO.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 15.0 FEET, WATER AFFECTS IOWA 58 AS WELL AS FLETCHER  
AVE AND RIDGEWAY AVE AT US 63 IN WATERLOO. WATER ALSO AFFECTS  
WATTERS RD. SOME RESIDENTIAL EVACUATIONS MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:45 AM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.2 FEET, AND FALLING.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS  
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 8.0 FEET SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4248 9228 4235 9247 4235 9253 4242 9253  
4253 9238  
 

 
 
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