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River Flood Warning
Issued: 7:35 PM Oct. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Des Moines River at Des Moines SE 6th St, or from below the Center Street dam to Runnells. * WHEN...From Friday morning to Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 25.7 feet, Water surrounds the base of Simon Estes Amphitheater. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 19.2 feet, and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 25.7 feet Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon. - Flood stage is 24.0 feet. &&
River Flood Warning
Issued: 7:31 PM Oct. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...South Skunk River at Colfax, or from the Jasper-Polk County Line to the Jasper-Marion County line. * WHEN...From late Friday night to late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Water affects the earthen levee west of town near the sewage disposal area. Evacuations may occur on the northwest side of Colfax. Flooding occurs in Reasnor. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 14.2 feet, and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Saturday morning to a crest of 18.4 feet early Saturday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday evening. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. &&
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