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River Flood Warning 14, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Jul 12, 2026, 12:45 PM CDT for Black Hawk County, Iowa. It took effect at Jul 13, 2026, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2026, 12:45 PM CDT (17:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 13, 2026, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2026, 7:47 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Black Hawk County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Cedar River at Waterloo (ALOI4). The gauge peaked at 12.40 ft at Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 8.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 13 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19 ft
- Major stage
- 21 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05464000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Black Hawk | 3 hr |
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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.