Flash Flood Warning
Flash Flood Warning · Polk, IA
Last updated · source: NOAA / National Weather Service
This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
Flash Flood Warning issued July 3 at 1:01AM CDT until July 3 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Polk, IA, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Area
- Polk, IA
- Began
- 2026-07-03 06:01 UTC
- Expected end
- 2026-07-03 12:00 UTC
Possible damage: watermold
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Polk, IA
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Storm report NWS DMX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 3 WNW Maxwell, IA
Two-day storm rainfall totals reached up to 15 inches, causing widespread flash flooding. Water is covering roadways and has risen up to local homes. Report time is estimated.
- Storm report NWS DMX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 NW Colfax, IA
Delayed report. IA 117 closed due to standing water at mile marker 7.6 (between Co Rd F48 and I-80).
- Storm report NWS DMX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 N Ames, IA
Roads flooded and people stranded.
- Storm report NWS DMX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 3 ESE Ames, IA
State radio relayed flooded on-ramp.
- Storm report NWS DMX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 3 WNW Mitchellville, IA
State radio relayed flooded interstate.
- Storm report NWS DMX storm report
FLOOD — 2 ESE Alleman, IA
Northeast 22nd flooded between Ankeny and Alleman. Time estimated from report information.
- Storm report NWS DMX storm report
FLOOD — 3 SE Alleman, IA
I-35 southbound exit ramp to NE 126th Avenue East is flooded.
- Storm report NWS DMX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 3 WSW Elkhart, IA
Iowa DOT is closing I-35 northbound from mile marker 94 to 97. The water is 6-12 inches deep with some reports as high as waist deep.
Show 1 earlier update
- Storm report NWS DMX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 ESE Morrison, IA
Water flowing over the road near IA 175 and T Avenue. Water still rising.
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.