Alert archive / Iowa / Flood Watches in 2026
Flood Watch 3, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this flood watch at Jun 4, 2026, 3:54 AM CDT for 32 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jun 4, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2026, 3:54 AM CDT (08:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 4, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Flood severity
- None
All 32 counties
Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Cass County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Polk County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.