Lorimor Warnings, Watches and Advisories

When a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, the storm may produce damaging winds, large hail, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain. In some cases, heavy rainfall produced by a severe storm can also lead to flash flooding. Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Lorimor.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

Flash Flood Warning issued September 8 at 9:19PM CDT until September 9 at 12:30AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

At 919 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms, which had produced heavy rainfall between 1 and 3 inches across much of the warned area. Polk County public safety agencies report that any poor drainage and low lying flooding has ended. However, with additional storms likely moving over the area through the rest of this evening, additional rainfall up to 1.5 inches is possible and may renew flooding in these poor drainage and low lying areas. 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... Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive, Altoona, Pleasant Hill, Grimes, Windsor Heights, Carlisle, Bondurant, Polk City, Saylorville, Mitchellville, Adventureland Amusement Park, Iowa State Fairgrounds and Prairie Meadows.