NWS Des Moines IAFF.W 0027September 6, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Emmet and Palo Alto, IA
The National Weather Service office in Des Moines issued a flash flood warning for Emmet and Palo Alto in Iowa, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on September 6. It was the 27th flash flood warning the NWS office in Des Moines issued in 2026. Iowa had 17 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 9 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Iowa's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 6 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Des Moines IA
- Area
- Emmet and Palo Alto
- State
- Iowa
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:02 p.m. CDT, September 6, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. CDT, September 6, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDMX FF.W 0027
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Iowa since 2008Every warning type in Iowa
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The notice as issued
FFWDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Emmet County in northwestern Iowa... Northeastern Palo Alto County in northwestern Iowa... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 1202 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Emmetsburg, Five Island Lake, High Lake, Ingham Lake, Swan Lake, Graettinger, Wallingford, Kearney State Park and Wolden County Park.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water.
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