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WGUS83 KDMX 041535
FLSDMX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1035 AM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...
RACCOON RIVER AT DES MOINES FLEUR DR AFFECTING POLK 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.
IAC153-050500-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-261006T0000Z/
/DEMI4.1.ER.261002T0628Z.261003T0602Z.261005T1800Z.NO/
1035 AM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* WHERE...RACCOON RIVER AT DES MOINES FLEUR DR, OR FROM WALNUT CREEK
TO THE DES MOINES RIVER.
* WHEN...UNTIL MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 13.5 FEET, WATER AFFECTS THE LOW AREAS OF WATER WORKS
PARK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:17 AM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.6 FEET, AND FALLING.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 4.3 FEET SUNDAY,
OCTOBER 11.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
LAT...LON 4156 9360 4154 9368 4159 9368 4160 9361
VORST
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