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River Flood Warning
Issued: 4:03 PM Oct. 2, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT 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 late tonight to Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, The bike trail is closed east of Water St. Water affects portions of other bike trails. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 22.7 feet, and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 24.7 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon. - Flood stage is 24.0 feet. &&
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