Flood Warning for Polk, IA
What: Moderate flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 14.3 feet, Flooding is likely in the dog park on Hubbell Ave. Where: The Fourmile Creek at Des Moines Easton Blvd, or from below Interstate 80 to the Des Moines River. When: Until late this evening.
Official alert brief
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Fourmile Creek at Des Moines Easton Blvd affecting Polk County.
WHAT
Moderate flooding is forecast.
WHERE
The Fourmile Creek at Des Moines Easton Blvd, or from below Interstate 80 to the Des Moines River.
WHEN
Until late this evening.
IMPACTS
At 14.3 feet, Flooding is likely in the dog park on Hubbell Ave.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
At 9:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 11.0 feet. Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.5 feet late this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon. Flood stage is 12.5 feet.
Instructions
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water. River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast precipitation over the next 24 hours.