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City of Mitchellville
Monday September 28th, 2026 :: 01:42 p.m. CDT

Community

Flood Watch until 01:00AM Friday

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Much of central Iowa.

* WHEN...From Tuesday evening through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A prolong period of showers and storms is forecast Tuesday night through Thursday evening. This rain will fall on saturated soil. Rainfall totals will range from 2 to 4 inches in a southwest to northeast oriented band across central Iowa, with locally higher amounts likely. This rainfall may lead to flash flooding. In addition, poor drainage and low lying area may experience ponding. All this rainfall will cause rises on areas rivers, which may exceed flood stage in at least a few locations.

* AFFECTED AREAS: EMMET ... KOSSUTH ... WINNEBAGO ... WORTH ... PALO ALTO ... HANCOCK ... CERRO GORDO ... POCAHONTAS ... HUMBOLDT ... WRIGHT ... FRANKLIN ... BUTLER ... BREMER ... SAC ... CALHOUN ... WEBSTER ... HAMILTON ... HARDIN ... GRUNDY ... BLACK HAWK ... CRAWFORD ... CARROLL ... GREENE ... BOONE ... STORY ... MARSHALL ... TAMA ... AUDUBON ... GUTHRIE ... DALLAS ... POLK ... JASPER ... POWESHIEK ... CASS ... ADAIR ... MADISON ... WARREN ... MARION ... ADAMS ... UNION ... CLARKE ... TAYLOR ... RINGGOLD ... DECATUR

Instructions:

For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water.

Address/Location
City of Mitchellville
204 Center Ave N
Mitchellville, IA 50169

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 515-967-2935

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Watch

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