355 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014

…HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING…

.THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT…WITH HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. MUCH OF THE AREA RECEIVED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN OR MORE PREVIOUSLY…ALLOWING FOR SOME SATURATION OF THE GROUND. Counties: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-CASS

355 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA.

RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AREAS OF UP TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT. THIS COULD LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING AS THE RAINFALL WILL FALL OVER AN AREA THAT RECENTLY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL RESULTING IN NEARLY SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS.

FLASH FLOODING IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. THE DEPTH OF WATER OVER ROADS CAN BE VERY DECEPTIVE. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY.

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.