Minor river flooding closing some Des Moines streets, parks

After Iowa received more rain and severe weather Monday night, the National Weather Service Des Moines issued flood warnings in the metro area. NWS Des Moines issued flood warnings for the following locations in effect Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon: Minor flooding is expected, and NWS encourages residents to take precautionary actions, like monitoring river and stream observations at water.noaa.gov. How much will rivers flood in Des Moines? At 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, the Raccoon River was at 11.2 feet, about a foot below flooding levels. Levels are expected to...