(Update) Extremely Heavy Rain is forecast for tonight
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.
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.