# 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 07:07 ingested 2026-09-09 13:46

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## extract

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

Raccoon River at Des Moines Fleur Dr affecting Polk County.

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

* WHEN...Until Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 13.5 feet, Water affects the low areas of Water Works
Park.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:47 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 12.0 feet, and rising.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.5 feet
just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.