# Flood Warning: Polk, IA — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-04 20:45 ingested 2026-10-05 02:50

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## extract

Flood Warning — Polk, IA
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...

Iowa River near Tama Hwy E49 affecting Tama and Poweshiek Counties.

Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County.

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Iowa...

South Skunk River at Colfax affecting Polk, Jasper and Marion
Counties.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr, or from Walnut Creek
to the Des Moines River.

* WHEN...Until Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 13.3 feet, SW 30th St is closed from George Flagg
Parkway to Bell Ave. George Flagg Parkway is closed from SW 30th St
to SW 28th St.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:32 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 13.2 feet, and falling.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow afternoon and continue falling.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.