SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-RINGGOLD
704 AM CDT MON AUG 1 2016

…STRONG STORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS THIS MORNING…

THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN IOWA THIS MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY EXPAND EASTWARD TOWARD FORT DODGE…THE DES MOINES METRO AREA AND THE CHARITON AREAS LATER THIS MORNING. THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THE STORMS WILL BE HEAVY PERSISTENT RAINS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING…WITH SMALL HAIL ALSO POSSIBLE.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED AN INCH PER HOUR DURING THE
HEAVIER DOWNPOURS CAUSING LOW VISIBILITIES…PONDING WATER ON
ROADS AND RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. RAINS MAY TOTAL TWO TO THREE INCHES OR MORE OVER A THREE HOUR PERIOD.