402 AM CDT TUE SEP 8 2015
…HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY…
.THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IF STORMS REPEAT OVER THE
SAME AREA THEN LOCALIZED 3 TO 5 INCH RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE…WHICH WOULD LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. ‘Read more’ for for the NWS Statement
402 AM CDT TUE SEP 8 2015
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS…IOWA AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING IN ILLINOIS…BUREAU…CARROLL…HANCOCK… …
HENDERSON…HENRY IL…MCDONOUGH…MERCER… PUTNAM…ROCK ISLAND…STEPHENSON… WARREN AND WHITESIDE. IN IOWA…CEDAR…CLINTON…DES MOINES… HENRY IA…JEFFERSON…JOHNSON…
KEOKUK…LEE…LOUISA…MUSCATINE…SCOTT…VAN BUREN AND WASHINGTON. IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…CLARK AND SCOTLAND.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME… WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN ANY AREAS THAT SEE REPEATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
* THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…AND WATER RUNNING OVER ROADWAYS. URBAN AREAS WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. MONITOR FORECASTS AND TAKE ACTION IF FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED OR FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS.
