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Jun 04, 2026

Current Severe Weather Alerts in Iowa


There are currently 3 Weather Alerts in Iowaselect a different state


Flood Watch issued June 4 at 12:54PM CDT until June 5 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Event: Flood Watch
Message Type: Alert
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Affected Area: Franklin; Butler; Bremer; Hamilton; Hardin; Grundy; Black Hawk; Marshall; Tama; Jasper; Marion

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * where...Portions of north central to northeast iowa. * when...From 4 pm cdt this afternoon through friday morning. * impacts...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * additional details... - storms are expected to increase in coverage this afternoon into tonight and will be able to produce high rainfall rates in a short period of time as they repeat over the same areas. while soils have been dry recently, the high rates may exceed the soil's ability to absorb the rainfall in the short period of time. rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches with isolated higher amounts are expected by sunrise friday.

Official National Weather Service Weather Alert Statement

Flood Watch issued June 4 at 12:54PM CDT until June 5 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Event: Flood Watch
Message Type: Update
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Affected Area: Greene; Boone; Story; Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas; Polk; Cass; Adair; Madison; Warren; Adams; Union; Clarke; Taylor; Ringgold; Decatur

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * where...Southwest into portions of central iowa. * when...From 4 pm cdt this afternoon through friday morning. * impacts...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * additional details... - storms are expected to increase in coverage this afternoon into tonight and will be able to produce high rainfall rates in a short period of time as they repeat over the same areas. while soils have been dry recently, the high rates may exceed the soil's ability to absorb the rainfall in the short period of time. this may lead to flash flooding. this may be especially true in portions of adair, greene, and taylor counties, which have received rainfall in the past few days. rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches with isolated higher amounts are expected by sunrise friday.

Official National Weather Service Weather Alert Statement

Flood Watch issued June 4 at 12:41PM CDT until June 5 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

Event: Flood Watch
Message Type: Update
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Affected Area: Pottawattamie; Mills; Montgomery; Fremont; Page; Douglas; Sarpy; Lancaster; Cass; Otoe; Jefferson; Gage; Johnson; Nemaha; Pawnee; Richardson

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * where...Portions of southwest iowa, including the following counties, fremont, mills, montgomery, page and pottawattamie and nebraska, including the following counties, cass, douglas, gage, jefferson, johnson, lancaster, nemaha, otoe, pawnee, richardson and sarpy. * when...Through late tonight. * impacts...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * additional details... - repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon into tonight will increase flood chances. short-term models indicate scattered pockets of 2-4 inches will be possible, with rain rates of 1-2 inches or more per hour. - http://www.Weather.Gov/safety/flood

Official National Weather Service Weather Alert Statement