Holland, IA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of north central to northeast Iowa.

* WHEN...From 4 PM CDT this afternoon through Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Storms are expected to increase in coverage this afternoon
into tonight and will be able to produce high rainfall rates
in a short period of time as they repeat over the same areas.
While soils have been dry recently, the high rates may exceed
the soil's ability to absorb the rainfall in the short period
of time. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches with isolated
higher amounts are expected by sunrise Friday.


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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