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Official · NWS

Flood Warning

until 1:30 am

Flood Warning issued October 3 at 4:06AM CDT until October 4 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

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...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa... Iowa River at Marshalltown affecting Marshall County. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Black Hawk Creek at Hudson affecting Black Hawk County. South Skunk River near Ames US 30 affecting Polk and Story Counties. South Skunk River at Colfax affecting Polk, Jasper and Marion Counties. Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th St affecting Warren, Polk and Marion Counties. Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County. North Raccoon River near Perry affecting Dallas County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th St, or from below the Center Street dam to Runnells. * WHEN...Until Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, The bike trail is closed east of Water St. Water affects portions of other bike trails. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:45 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 24.2 feet, and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.5 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 24.0 feet.

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.

Marion, IA; Polk, IA; Warren, IA

Official · NWS

Flood Warning

until 1:12 pm

Flood Warning issued October 3 at 4:06AM CDT until October 5 at 8:12AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

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...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa... Iowa River at Marshalltown affecting Marshall County. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Black Hawk Creek at Hudson affecting Black Hawk County. South Skunk River near Ames US 30 affecting Polk and Story Counties. South Skunk River at Colfax affecting Polk, Jasper and Marion Counties. Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th St affecting Warren, Polk and Marion Counties. Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County. North Raccoon River near Perry affecting Dallas 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 Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 13.5 feet, Water affects the low areas of Water Works Park. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:47 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 14.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.5 feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday morning. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

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.

Polk, IA

Des Moines Weather Radar

Iowa 5:55 am local updated now

Clear sky

50°

Clear sky

Feels like 50°

69° 47° today's high / low
85

Perfect

Outdoor comfort right now

It is 50°F and clear sky in Des Moines. Nothing wet on the radar for the next 24 hours. Temperatures climb about 12°F over the next six hours. Tomorrow: clear sky, high 67°F.

  • Pressure steady slowly 30.26 inHg
  • 48h+ since rain
  • Wind 2 mph SE
  • Humidity 8%
  • Cloud 0%
  • UV peak 7
  • Rain chance 3%

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Updated 2026-10-03 10:55 UTC, and refreshed automatically every few minutes. Forecast data is provided by Visual Crossing; radar frames from RainViewer; the 20-year normals and records from the ERA5 reanalysis archive. No national weather service publishes point alerts here, so only computed watches are shown.

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