# Flash Flood Warning for Shelby County, Iowa Through 3:30 AM

**Central Shelby County, Iowa —** The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Flash Flood Warning for central Shelby County in southwestern Iowa through 3:30 AM CDT Thursday.

**What is happening:** At 12:31 AM CDT, Doppler radar showed thunderstorms dropping heavy rain across central Shelby County. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have already fallen, with another 1 to 2 inches possible at rates up to 2 inches an hour. Flash flooding is happening now or will begin shortly.

**Local impacts:** Small creeks and streams, highways, streets and underpasses, and other low-lying and poor-drainage areas will flood. Earling, Irwin, Defiance, Kirkman, Jacksonville, Prairie Rose State Park and the Elk Horn Creek Recreation Area are in the warned area.

**What to do:**

- Turn around, don't drown — never drive through flooded roads. Most flood deaths happen in vehicles.

- Be extra cautious at night, when it is harder to see flood dangers.

- Move to higher ground if water is rising around you.

*Source: National Weather Service, Omaha/Valley. Issued Thursday, October 1, 2026.*