114 PM CDT THU JUN 4 2015

…HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING INTO FRIDAY…

THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE AS THEY DRIFT EAST INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND EVENTUALLY SOUTHWEST IOWA. CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF STORMS IS LIKELY OVERNIGHT IN THE WATCH AREA…WITH TRAINING OF STORMS

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA AND NEBRASKA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY, THIS INCLUDES MILLS, MONTGOMERY, FREMONT AND PAGE COUNTIES.

* THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA…AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST IOWA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER AN INCH ARE LIKELY IN MOST OF THE WATCH AREA…WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TOPPING 3 INCHES. HEAVY RAINS FROM STORMS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING HAVE SATURATED SOILS…ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS COULD EASILY CAUSE FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING.

WITH LOCAL CREEKS AND STREAMS ALREADY RUNNING HIGH…ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD PUSH THESE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. STREET FLOODING IS LIKELY IN CITIES AND TOWNS AS WELL…WITH PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS ALSO CAUSING TRAVEL PROBLEMS. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE OVERNIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.

 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.