Weather Alert Watch
Severe Flood Watch

Flood Watch for Emmet; Kossuth; Winnebago +20 more

What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. Impacts: Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may...

IAEmmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Worth; Palo Alto; Hancock; Cerro Gordo; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Franklin; Butler; Bremer; Sac; Calhoun; Webster; Hamilton; Hardin; Grundy; Black Hawk; Story; Marshall; Tama

Official alert brief

WHAT

Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.

WHERE

Portions of central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Iowa, including the following counties, in central Iowa, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Marshall, Story, Tama and Webster. In north central Iowa, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth and Wright. In northeast Iowa, Black Hawk and Bremer. In northwest Iowa, Emmet, Palo Alto and Pocahontas. In west central Iowa, Calhoun and Sac.

WHEN

Until 10 AM CDT Friday.

IMPACTS

Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Rainfall amounts of around 1-3 inches, with isolated higher amounts possible in localized areas.

Instructions

For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water.