Ringgold County Emergency Management

09/29/2026

***OUTDATED POST***
Showers moving into western Iowa this morning will expand in coverage through this afternoon and into tonight. The Flood Watch has been expanded to include Wapello, Appanoose, and Davis counties. Total rainfall within the watch area is expected to reach 2 to 4 inches, with locally higher amounts likely.

09/28/2026

Ringgold County Alert:

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Much of central Iowa.

* WHEN...From Tuesday evening through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

09/19/2026

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Decatur County in south central Iowa...
Southeastern Ringgold County in south central Iowa...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 652 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mt Ayr
Municipal Airport, or over Mount Ayr, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Mount Ayr, Lamoni, Sun Valley Lake, Kellerton, Grand River,
Ellston, Benton, Delphos, Beaconsfield, Mt Ayr Municipal Airport,
and Lamoni Municipal Airport.

This includes Interstate 35 near mile marker 6.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

09/19/2026

09/16/2026

Periods of rainfall continue through the rest of this week and into the weekend. While rains will be intermittent, multiple rounds and already saturated soils may lead to additional flash flooding and/or rises along area rivers and streams. Thunderstorms are possible at times, with the potential for a few severe storms on Friday afternoon and evening.

09/15/2026

***OUTDATED POST***

Moderate to heavy rainfall this morning will slowly progress southward today into tonight, before lifting back northward by Wednesday. This active pattern generally continues through the remainder of the week. Locally heavy rainfall may lead to ponding water or flash flooding and successive rounds of rainfall may eventually lead to river flooding.

09/14/2026

Ringgold County Alert:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 669 IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80
MPH LIKELY.
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.

PROBABILITY TABLE:
PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 40%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 20%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 60%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 60%
PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 40%
PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 30%
PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95%
MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : NE 35
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09/14/2026

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southwestern, central, and northeastern Iowa.

* WHEN...From 7 AM CDT Monday through Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are likely from
Monday morning through Monday night. While rainfall amounts in
some areas will be modest, there will be pockets of heavier
rainfall that may lead to flooding, especially if multiple rounds
fall in the same area. In addition, several more rounds of heavy
rainfall are expected later this week, from Tuesday onward, and
this watch might need to be extended or succeeded by more watches
later.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.