Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
659 FLUS43 KDMX 291940 HWODMX Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Des Moines IA 240 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>085-092>096-301945- 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-Mahaska-Adams-Union- Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-Appanoose- 240 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Iowa. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight A flood watch is in effect for the area tonight. Please refer to the National Weather Service website at weather.gov/desmoines for further details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday A flood watch continues through Thursday night. Please refer to the National Weather Service website at weather.gov/desmoines for further details. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Rainfall reports are greatly appreciated. && NWS Des Moines will discontinue the Hazardous Weather Outlook product (HWO) on September 30th, 2026. Weather hazards and outlooks will continue to be provided through the standard forecast channels, including weather briefing packets, forecast discussions, weather story graphics, the experimental graphical hazardous weather outlook, and updated hazard messaging. All local products and visual tools are accessible directly at weather.gov/desmoines. $$