# Flood Warning: Des Moines, IA; Henry, IA; Lee, IA — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-15 21:06 ingested 2026-08-16 06:38

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## extract

Flood Warning — Des Moines, IA; Henry, IA; Lee, IA
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...

Skunk River at Augusta affecting Des Moines, Henry IA and Lee
Counties.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Skunk River at Augusta.

* WHEN...Until Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Water floods some agricultural land near
the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 16.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.2 feet
just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
early Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.