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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
459 AM CDT Wed Sep 9 2026

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

  Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.



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IAC153-092200-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0019.260910T0742Z-260912T1200Z/
/DEMI4.1.ER.260910T0742Z.260911T0600Z.260912T0600Z.NO/
459 AM CDT Wed Sep 9 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY MORNING...
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr, or from Walnut Creek
  to the Des Moines River.

* WHEN...From late tonight to Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 13.3 feet, SW 30th St is closed from George Flagg
  Parkway to Bell Ave. George Flagg Parkway is closed from SW 30th St
  to SW 28th St.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:47 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 11.2 feet, and rising.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just
    after midnight tonight to a crest of 13.1 feet early Friday
    morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.


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LAT...LON 4156 9360 4154 9368 4159 9368 4160 9361


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