Flood Warning for Polk, IA
What: Moderate flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 16.0 feet, Water affects businesses and apartments east of E 33rd St near E Douglas Ave...E Euclid Ave and Hubbell Ave. Where: The Fourmile Creek at Des Moines Easton Blvd, or from below Interstate 80 to the...
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 16.0 feet, Water affects businesses and apartments east of E 33rd St near E Douglas Ave...E Euclid Ave and Hubbell Ave.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
At 10:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 12.2 feet. Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of around 15.5 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon. Flood stage is 12.5 feet.
Instructions
For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water. 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. River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast precipitation over the next 24 hours.