350 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

…HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN…

AMPLE MOISTURE WILL FEED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS IOWA TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THIS MAY LEAD TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING IN THE WATCH AREA. AREA COUNTIES AFFECTED: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED FROM SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. OVER AN INCH OR TWO OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME FROM THESE STORMS. GIVEN THE VERY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA…FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A POSSIBILITY FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THIS MAY ALSO RENEW RIVER FLOODING OR AGGRAVATE EXISTING FLOODING.

* DRIVING AT NIGHT DURING FLASH FLOOD SITUATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS DRIVERS MAY UNDERESTIMATE THE DEPTH OF THE WATER OR MAY COME ACROSS AREAS PRONE TO WASHOUTS.

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.