Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
126 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025

...The National Weather Service in Des Moines IA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Iowa...

  Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th St affecting Polk, Warren
  and Marion Counties.

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.

River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast
precipitation over the next 24 hours.



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IAC125-153-181-311430-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0016.250731T1300Z-250804T1500Z/
/DESI4.1.ER.250731T1300Z.250801T1200Z.250804T0900Z.NO/
126 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO LATE MONDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...The Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th St, or from
  below the Center Street dam to Runnells.

* WHEN...From Thursday morning to late Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 25.7 feet, Water surrounds the base of Simon Estes
  Amphitheater.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 22.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning to a crest of 25.8 feet Friday morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage early Monday morning.
  - Flood stage is 24.0 feet.


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LAT...LON 4159 9356 4152 9333 4148 9314 4139 9318
      4145 9333 4151 9356 4159 9366


$$

Jimenez