...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES IA HAS ISSUED A FLOODWARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...

FOURMILE CREEK AT DES MOINES EASTON BLVD AFFECTING POLK COUNTY.

* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.

* WHERE...THE FOURMILE CREEK AT DES MOINES EASTON BLVD, OR FROM BELOW INTERSTATE 80 TO THE DES MOINES RIVER.

* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...AT 14.0 FEET, WIDESPREAD FLOODING OCCURS ALONG THE REACHES OF THE CREEK PRIMARILY UPSTREAM FROM EASTON BLVD NEAR THE HUBBELL OVERPASS. WATER AFFECTS LOWLAND AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER NEAR EASTON BLVD.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - AT 8:45 PM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.3 FEET. - FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO A CREST OF 14.1 FEET LATE TONIGHT. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING. - FLOOD STAGE IS 12.5 FEET.