Elkhart, IA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

IA
.    IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BENTON               CEDAR               CLARKE
DES MOINES           GRUNDY              HENRY
IOWA                 JASPER              JEFFERSON
JOHNSON              JONES               KEOKUK
LEE                  LINN                LOUISA
LUCAS                MAHASKA             MARION
MARSHALL             MONROE              MUSCATINE
POLK                 POWESHIEK           STORY
TAMA                 VAN BUREN           WAPELLO
WARREN               WASHINGTON

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Much of central Iowa.

* WHEN...Through Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Several rounds of rain have occurred this week with more rain
to come from this morning through Friday morning. Storms this
morning and again tonight into Friday morning have the
potential to repeat over the same area leading to rain
quickly accumulating as well as high rain rates of 1 to 2
inches per hour.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.

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