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At a glance

Capital
Des Moines
Postal
IA

Weather alerts

Active · as of 12 Oct 2026
SevereFlood WarningFlood Warning issued October 11 at 8:23PM CDT until October 13 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL · Clinton, IA; Scott, IA · 12 Oct 2026 until 13 Oct 2026Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. The…

Source: National Weather Service

Disasters

FEMA declarations from the last 24 months
Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING · DR-4942-IA · 1 Sept 2026Major disasterWinter StormSEVERE WINTER STORM · DR-4870-IA · 21 May 2025

Sources: OpenFEMA · Ready.gov

Emergency contacts

Emergency
911
State emergency management
Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Agency pages are the state links published by USA.gov.

Lodging

Per diem

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Official GSA per diem for Iowa. Opens in a new tab.

A short list of lodging near Des Moines, the capital. Rates stay on the official per diem.

Source: Wikidata · retrieved 2026-10-03. Map pins open on OpenStreetMap.

National Weather ServiceOpenFEMA disaster declarationsReady.govUSA.gov state emergency managementIowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Weather alerts refresh about every 15 minutes. FEMA declarations about every 6 hours. Checked 12 Oct 2026.