417 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT…IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT,VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH A FEW ISOLATED 5 INCH OR GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL RATES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE 3 TO 5 INCHES PER HOUR AND MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING.

AREA COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD …FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8-PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES OF 3 TO 5 INCHES PER HOUR ARE ANTICIPATED LATE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WIDESPREAD TOTAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS LOOK TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING…BUT COULD SEE ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES OR GREATER.

* SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING MAY RISE VERY RAPIDLY TONIGHT…ESPECIALLY IN URBAN 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.