United Group Insurance

(Update) Extremely Heavy Rain is forecast for tonight

Weather

June 3rd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

1054 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF IOWA. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT WITH RAINFALL TOTALS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH A FEW ISOLATED 5 INCH OR GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. INTENSE RAINFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED AND WILL RESULT IN HEAVY AMOUNTS FALLING OVER SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

Counties in green are under or will be under a Flash Flood Watch

Counties in green are under or will be under a Flash Flood Watch

AREA COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-

FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUE. (6/3) THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING (6/4).

* 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.

AREA COUNTIES: HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE:

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7-PM TUES. THROUGH WED. MORNING.

1143 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

* HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-3 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* IN ADDITION TO THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT THROUGH THIS EVENING…THE HEAVY RAIN COULD ALSO LEAD TO STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.