NWS Des Moines IAFF.W 0002May 31, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Taylor, IA
The National Weather Service office in Des Moines issued a flash flood warning for Taylor in Iowa, which was in force until 8:45 a.m. local time on May 31. It was the 2nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Des Moines issued in 2026. Iowa had 5 flash flood warnings in May 2026, against 11 in an average May 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
- Taylor
- State
- Iowa
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:43 a.m. CDT, May 31, 2026
- Expires
- 8:45 a.m. CDT, May 31, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDMX FF.W 0002
- 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... Western Taylor County in southwestern Iowa... * Until 845 AM CDT Sunday. * At 243 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... New Market.
What the agency told people to do
For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.