... Flash Flood Watch in effect from midnight CDT tonight through
Sunday morning...
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Iowa... northeast
Iowa... south central Iowa... southeast Iowa and west central
Iowa... including the following areas... in central Iowa...
Boone... Dallas... Grundy... Hamilton... Hardin... Jasper...
Marshall... Polk... Poweshiek... story... Tama and Webster. In
northeast Iowa... Black Hawk. In south central Iowa... Mahaska
and Marion. In southeast Iowa... Wapello. In west central
Iowa... Audubon... Calhoun... Carroll... Crawford... Greene...
Guthrie and SAC.
* From midnight CDT tonight through Sunday morning.
* Widespread thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rain are
forecast tonight into Sunday morning in the watch area.
Widespread one to two inches of rain is forecast and isolated
amounts of up to four inches are possible.
* Areas which had heavy rain Saturday morning are the most
vulnerable for flash flooding. Additional heavy rainfall on
saturated soils would cause flash flooding. Being a Holiday
weekend... people camping should use caution and avoid camping in
flood prone areas.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.
