…HEAVY RAIN TO AFFECT MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH TONIGHT…

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

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN TODAY INTO TONIGHT CAUSING WIDESPREAD TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE.

* RAINFALL RATES AS HIGH AS TWO INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND RISES IN AREA RIVERS. PORTIONS OF THE DES MOINES AND RACCOON RIVER BASINS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY BE IMPACTED LATER IN THE WEEK.

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.