Get Forecast Bar Weather alerts on your iPhone
Back to All Alerts

Flood Warning

Active

Polk, IA

Status In Progress Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed

Details

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...
Black Hawk Creek at Hudson affecting Black Hawk County.
Ioway Creek at Ames Lincoln Way affecting Story County.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...
South Skunk River at Colfax affecting Polk, Jasper and Marion Counties.
South Skunk River near Ames US 30 affecting Polk and Story Counties.
Fourmile Creek at Des Moines Easton Blvd affecting Polk County.
South Skunk River near Ames W Riverside Rd affecting Story County.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...The Fourmile Creek at Des Moines Easton Blvd, or from below Interstate 80 to the Des Moines River.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Water affects businesses and apartments east of E 33rd St near E Douglas Ave...E Euclid Ave and Hubbell Ave.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 15.3 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to 15.4 feet late this morning. It will then fall this evening. It will rise to 14.3 feet late this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 12.5 feet.
Explore All Active Alerts
Data from the National Weather Service
Service provided by Forecast Bar