Flash Flood Watch in effect until 11 am CDT this morning...
Today
Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the morning... then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A few severe storms are possible...along with heavy rain. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Areas of fog late. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny. Areas of fog in the early morning. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
... Flash Flood Watch now in effect until 11 am CDT this morning...
The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for
* portions of northwest Iowa... northeast Nebraska and southeast South Dakota... including the following areas... in northwest Iowa... Buena Vista... Cherokee... Clay... Ida... Obrien... Plymouth... Sioux and Woodbury. In northeast Nebraska... Dakota and Dixon. In southeast South Dakota... Clay... Union and Yankton.
* Until 11 am CDT this morning
* additional locally heavy rainfall of 1 to 2 inches is possible tonight. Rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour are also possible... dropping an inch of rain or more in 15 to 30 minutes.
* Areas that have received heavy rains in the past few days could see flash flooding on creeks and streams with these additional rains... and any urbanized areas that receive the heaviest rainfall rates could see widespread flooding of streets and underpasses.
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.