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Flood Warning — Polk County, IA
Flood Warning
Issued
Expires
Issuing Office
NWS KDMX

Affected Areas

Polk County, IA

Official Bulletin

800
WGUS83 KDMX 040917
FLSDMX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
417 AM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...

  Fourmile Creek at Des Moines Easton Blvd affecting Polk County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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/DFMI4.2.ER.260703T1444Z.260704T1500Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
417 AM CDT Sat Jul 4 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...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 further notice.

* 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 4:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 12.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise to 15.4 feet this morning. It
    will then fall late this morning. It will rise to 15.5 feet
    late this morning. It will then fall tomorrow morning. It
    will then rise again and remain above flood stage.
  - Flood stage is 12.5 feet.

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LAT...LON 4161 9357 4167 9358 4167 9352 4156 9350
      4156 9355

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