344 AM CDT TUE AUG 2 2016; AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES: FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY.

Flash Flood Watch for counties shaded in green

* THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NEBRASKA ARE EXPECTED TO ADVANCE ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA THIS MORNING…AND POSSIBLY MERGE WITH STORMS ALREADY DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA. THIS MAY RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS OVER SOUTHERN IOWA…INCLUDING LOCATIONS SOUTHWEST WHICH SAW FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN AND WOULD BE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING FROM ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS.

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED AN INCH PER HOUR WITH SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE BY LATER THIS MORNING. FLASH FLOODING COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY…ESPECIALLY ACROSS GUTHRIE…ADAIR…UNION AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES WHICH WERE HARDEST HIT LAST NIGHT.

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.