# 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 2026-09-09 06:32 ingested 2026-09-09 12:01

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## extract

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

Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...

Walnut Creek at Clive I-80/35 affecting Dallas and Polk Counties.

Walnut Creek at Des Moines 63rd St affecting Polk County.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Walnut Creek at Des Moines 63rd St, or from 1 1/3 miles
upstream of North Walnut Creek to the Raccoon River.

* WHEN...Until this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, N Valley Dr is closed. Water affects Hoak
Rd between Center St as well as the levee affecting several
businesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:16 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 13.4 feet, and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
morning to a crest of 14.9 feet late this morning. It will then
fall below flood stage late this afternoon.
- Flood stage is 14.0 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.