NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 5 at 4:37AM CDT until October 5 at 10:36PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...
Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49 affecting Poweshiek and Tama Counties.
Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County.
* 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 this 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 4:17 AM CDT Monday the stage was 12.8 feet, and falling.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late
this afternoon and continue falling to 4.2 feet Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2343rd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days