Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Des Moines, IA
Areas Affected: Dallas, IA; Polk, IA
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 7:07am CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 7:07am CDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 6:30pm CDT
Event Onset: Wednesday 7:07am CDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 6:30pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Des Moines IA
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County. Walnut Creek at Clive I-80/35 affecting Dallas and Polk Counties. Walnut Creek at Des Moines 63rd St affecting Polk County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Walnut Creek at Clive I-80/35, or from Little Walnut Creek to the North Walnut Creek. * WHEN...Until this evening. * IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Swanson Blvd is closed from Harbach Blvd west to NW 94th St due to storm sewer backup. The intersection of 93rd St and Lincoln St is closed also due to storm sewer backup. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:58 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 9.5 feet, and falling. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.8 feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage this afternoon. - Flood stage is 9.0 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 24 hours.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1287b8d28b5ee4796a4a96c1959cab1e2680f966.002.1 Codes: IAC049, IAC153 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1287b8d28b5ee4796a4a96c1959cab1e2680f966.002.1