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WGUS43 KDMX 210202
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
902 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026

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

  Fourmile Creek at Des Moines Easton Blvd affecting Polk County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

For the latest stream 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.



&&

IAC153-211900-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0015.260721T0600Z-260721T1900Z/
/DFMI4.2.ER.260721T0600Z.260721T0900Z.260721T1300Z.NO/
902 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...The Fourmile Creek at Des Moines Easton Blvd, or from
  below Interstate 80 to the Des Moines River.

* WHEN...From late tonight to early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Widespread flooding occurs along the
  reaches of the creek primarily upstream from Easton Blvd near the
  Hubbell overpass. Water affects lowland areas of the community
  center near Easton Blvd.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 5.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    just after midnight tonight to a crest of 14.1 feet late
    tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 12.5 feet.


&&

LAT...LON 4161 9357 4167 9358 4167 9352 4156 9350
      4156 9355


$$

Jimenez