Headline:
Flood Watch issued August 5 at 2:14AM CDT until August 5 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Flood Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 12:14am
Expires:
August 5, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Iowa.
* WHEN...Through early this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Rainfall Tuesday evening has primed this area relative to
other areas of southern Iowa. If rainfall rounds repeat over
this area through early this evening, this may result in
isolated flash flooding.
Instruction:
For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.
Area Description:
Wapello; Appanoose; Davis
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov