Flash Flood Warning
Status
New Event ExpiredStart Time
Fri 07/11/2025 04:09 AM EDTEnd Time
Fri 07/11/2025 07:00 AM EDTSignificance
WarningImpacts
High impact
Flash flood | radar indicated |
Locations Affected
Des Moines, IA ∙ West Des Moines, IA ∙ Clive, IA ∙ Saylorville, IA ∙ Redfield, IA ∙ Altoona, IA ∙ Patterson, IA ∙ Urbandale, IA ∙ Berwick, IA ∙ De Soto, IAFull Alert Message
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Des Moines IA 309 AM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025 The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Dallas County in central Iowa... Polk County in central Iowa... Northern Madison County in south central Iowa... Northwestern Warren County in south central Iowa... * Until 600 AM CDT. * At 309 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms had produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts to around 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive, Altoona, Waukee, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Grimes, Winterset, Adel, Windsor Heights, Carlisle, Bondurant, Polk City, Saylorville, Dallas Center and Earlham. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For the latest waterway observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 4170 9413 4181 9364 4180 9350 4179 9340 4153 9341 4136 9379 4131 9390 4128 9424 4130 9424 4132 9424 4137 9424 4139 9424 4141 9424 4142 9424 4146 9424 4149 9424 4150 9424 4160 9424 4161 9424 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED