# 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 2026-09-30 16:48 ingested 2026-10-01 02:56

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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.

Raccoon River at Des Moines IA 28 affecting Polk County.

Middle River near Indianola affecting Warren County.

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

Raccoon River at Van Meter Hwy R16 affecting Dallas and Polk
Counties.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon to Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 17.2 feet, Water affects portions of Fleur Dr.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:17 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 7.6 feet, and rising.
- Forecast...The river will rise will rise above flood stage early
tomorrow afternoon and crest around 17.5 feet early Friday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon.
- 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.