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River Flood Warning 11, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Jul 5, 2026, 8:33 PM CDT for Poweshiek County, Tama County, Iowa. It took effect at Jul 6, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2026, 8:33 PM CDT (01:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 6, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Poweshiek County, IA, Tama County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49 (TMAI4). The gauge peaked at 12.26 ft at Jul 6, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 12.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 13 ft
- Major stage
- 14 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05451770, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
Nearby
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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.