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WGUS83 KDMX 050145
FLSDMX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
845 PM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...
IOWA RIVER NEAR TAMA HWY E49 AFFECTING TAMA AND POWESHIEK COUNTIES.
RACCOON RIVER AT DES MOINES FLEUR DR AFFECTING POLK COUNTY.
..THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA
SOUTH SKUNK RIVER AT COLFAX AFFECTING POLK, JASPER AND MARION
COUNTIES.
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.
IAC099-125-153-050245-
/O.CAN.KDMX.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-261005T0145Z/
/CFXI4.1.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
845 PM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE SOUTH SKUNK RIVER AT COLFAX, OR FROM THE JASPER-POLK COUNTY
LINE TO THE JASPER-MARION COUNTY LINE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:45 PM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.7 FEET, AND FALLING.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
LAT...LON 4141 9287 4159 9316 4168 9335 4176 9335
4170 9309 4151 9287
IAC157-171-051345-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-261006T1400Z/
/TMAI4.1.ER.261004T1730Z.261005T1200Z.261006T0800Z.NO/
845 PM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...IOWA RIVER NEAR TAMA HWY E49, OR FROM TIMBER CREEK NEAR LE
GRAND TO SALT CREEK NEAR BELLE PLAINE.
* WHEN...UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 12.5 FEET, BACKWATER FROM THE IOWA RIVER COVERS
PORTIONS OF BUSINESS 30 AND S PROSPECT DR IN TOLEDO.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:00 PM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET, AND FALLING.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 12.9 FEET
TOMORROW MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.5 FEET.
LAT...LON 4197 9277 4208 9277 4192 9230 4181 9230
IAC153-051345-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-261006T0336Z/
/DEMI4.1.ER.261002T0628Z.261003T0602Z.261005T2136Z.NO/
845 PM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...RACCOON RIVER AT DES MOINES FLEUR DR, OR FROM WALNUT CREEK
TO THE DES MOINES RIVER.
* WHEN...UNTIL MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 13.3 FEET, SW 30TH ST IS CLOSED FROM GEORGE FLAGG
PARKWAY TO BELL AVE. GEORGE FLAGG PARKWAY IS CLOSED FROM SW 30TH ST
TO SW 28TH ST.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:32 PM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.2 FEET, AND FALLING.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
LAT...LON 4156 9360 4154 9368 4159 9368 4160 9361
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