FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
917 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015

...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TODAY MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING...

.A SLOW MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TO WESTERN IOWA TODAY AND POSSIBLY INTO
TONIGHT. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL.

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...AUDUBON...EXIRA...
GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...ATLANTIC...
GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...CORNING...BEDFORD...
LENOX...NEW MARKET
917 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST
  CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING IN SOUTHWEST ...IOWA...
  ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...
  AUDUBON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD AND GUTHRIE.

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY RAIN
  HAS ALREADY FALLEN THIS MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF CASS AND
  AUDUBON COUNTIES...AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN
  FLASH 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.

• KJAN, Atlantic  2.06″
• Massena  1.05″
• Anita  .93″
• Wiota  1.7″
• Audubon 4.57″
• Glenwood  .65″
• Bedford  .78″
• 7 miles NNE of Atlantic  .56″
• Woodbine  2.36″
• Logan  1.89″
• East of Council Bluffs  3.46″
• South of Council Bluffs  5.96″
• North of Council Bluffs  7.12″
• Carroll  .17″
• Oakland  .03″
• Red Oak  .28″
• Jefferson  .34″
• New Market  .63″
• Creston  .36″
• Clarinda  .74″
• Denison  .9″
• Sidney  .73″
• Underwood  .37″
• Guthrie Center  .58″
• Shenandoah  .17″
• Sidney  .73″

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
700 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...
  WESTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...
  EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT

* AT 656 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4
  TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED ACROSS WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE AND
  MILLS COUNTIES...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY.
  FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN COUNCIL BLUFFS AND IS LIKELY
  OCCURRING ELSEWHERE IN THE WARNED AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE OR TWO INCHES
  OF RAIN POSSIBLE.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  EASTERN OMAHA...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...PACIFIC JUNCTION...
  CARTER LAKE...CRESCENT...LAKE MANAWA STATE PARK...NARROWS RIVER
  PARK AND HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 11.
 HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 88 AND 99.
 INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 25 AND 66.
 INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 11.
 INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 452 AND 454.

NOTE...THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING ALSO REPLACES AND EXTENDS THE
WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

700 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY and WESTERN MILLS COUNTY UNTIL 1000 AM CDT

* AT 656 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED ACROSS WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE AND MILLS COUNTIES…WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY, NE.

FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN COUNCIL BLUFFS AND IS LIKELY OCCURRING ELSEWHERE IN THE WARNED AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING…WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE OR TWO INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… EASTERN OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…GLENWOOD…PACIFIC JUNCTION… CARTER LAKE…CRESCENT…LAKE MANAWA STATE PARK…NARROWS RIVER PARK AND HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 11. HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 88 AND 99. INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 25 AND 66. INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 11. INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 452 AND 454.

NOTE…THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING ALSO REPLACES AND EXTENDS THE WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.