NWS Des Moines IAFF.W 0032October 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll and 3 more, IA
The National Weather Service office in Des Moines issued a flash flood warning for Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll and 3 more in Iowa, in force until 7:15 a.m. local time on October 1. It was the 32nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Des Moines issued in 2026. Iowa had 4 flash flood warnings in October 2026, against 1 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Iowa's flash flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 3.2 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Des Moines IA
- Area
- Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll and 3 more
- State
- Iowa
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:06 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 7:15 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDMX FF.W 0032
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
At 406 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Carroll, Jefferson, Audubon, Manning, Coon Rapids, Glidden, Lake Panorama, Manilla, Scranton, Bayard, Churdan, Templeton, Bagley, Dedham, Halbur, Yale, Jamaica, Lidderdale and Lanesboro.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.