(Updated 9-a.m.)

Harlan, 4.2″; Underwood, 1.88″; Council Bluffs, 2.35″; Glenwood, 1.3″; Atlantic ( @ KJAN ), .96″; Massena, .36; 1.5 miles S. of Avoca, 1.5″; 3 miles w. of Oakland, 1.5″; Audubon, 2.25″; Irwin, .75″; Shenandoah, .96; Clarinda, .55″; Blanchard (Page County), 2.02″

346 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 90 PERCENT.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING… THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 60S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 80 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH AROUND 80. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. EAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING…THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

TUESDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. LOW IN THE MID 60S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE MID 60S. HIGH AROUND 80. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10pm and midnight. Low around 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. High near 87. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 7pm. Low around 69. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 85. East wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. High near 80. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

532 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
NORTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT

* AT 531 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… GREEN VALLEY LAKE…MURRAY…NEW VIRGINIA…TRURO…ORIENT…LORIMOR…EAST PERU…MACKSBURG…THAYER…MURRAY ROADSIDE REST AREA AND GREEN VALLEY LAKE STATE PARK.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

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.

(Updated 5:26-a.m., NWS/Des Moines)

• Today Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a north wind 7 to 16 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South wind 8 to 11 mph.
• Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
• Sunday Night A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Monday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
• Monday Night A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tuesday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.

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357 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2014

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS…NORTHWESTERN MADISON…EASTERN GUTHRIE AND NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES…

AT 357 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF STUART…OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUTHRIE CENTER…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

339 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…EASTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…UNTIL 415 AM CDT

* AT 338 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF GREENFIELD…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…ADEL…STUART…DALLAS CENTER…EARLHAM…LAKE PANORAMA…PANORA…DE SOTO…REDFIELD…DEXTER…CASEY…DIAMONDHEAD LAKE…MINBURN…MENLO…YALE…LINDEN AND LAKIN SLOUGH GAME MANAGEMENT AREA.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 81 AND 111.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

327 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2014

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN GUTHRIE AND ADAIR COUNTIES…

AT 327 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF STUART…OR 12 MILES NORTH OF GREENFIELD…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

GREENFIELD…STUART…ADAIR…FONTANELLE…DEXTER…CASEY… DIAMONDHEAD LAKE…MENLO…GREENFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND NODAWAY PARK.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 97.