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River Flood Warning 27, NWS Des Moines, IA

September 30, 2026Cass County, Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this river flood warning at Sep 30, 2026, 8:36 PM CDT for Cass County, Iowa. It took effect at Oct 1, 2026, 6:08 AM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 30, 2026, 8:36 PM CDT (01:36 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 1, 2026, 6:08 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 2, 2026, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Cass County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:38 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 East Nishnabotna River near Atlantic (ATCI4). The gauge peaked at 12.19 ft at Oct 1, 2026, 8:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
15 ft
Minor stage
19 ft
Moderate stage
23 ft
Major stage
24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06809210, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 30, 8:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXDecatur54 hr
Sep 30, 8:52 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXBlack Hawk67 hr
Sep 30, 10:22 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXJasper, Marion, Polk3 days
Sep 30, 10:22 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXWarren21 hr
Sep 30, 10:22 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXPolk, Warren64 hr
Sep 30, 10:22 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXMarion, Polk, Warren4 days
Sep 30, 10:22 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMXDallas65 hr
Oct 1, 1:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXAudubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie6 hr
Oct 1, 4:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMXBlack Hawk, Butler, Grundy, Tama6 hr

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.