Weather Alerts for Worth County

Issued by the National Weather Service

Flood Watch  FLOOD WATCH   Flood Watch
WORTH COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Emmet - Kossuth - Winnebago - Worth - Palo Alto - Hancock - Cerro Gordo - Pocahontas - Humboldt - Wright - Franklin - Butler - Bremer - Sac - Calhoun - Webster - Hamilton - Hardin - Grundy - Black Hawk - Crawford - Carroll - Greene - Boone - Story - Marshall - Tama - Audubon - Guthrie - Dallas - Polk - Jasper - Poweshiek - Cass - Adair - Madison - Warren - Marion - Mahaska
Effective: Tue, 5/21 11:32am Updated: Tue, 5/21 6:35pm Urgency: Future
Expires: Tue, 5/21 7:00pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Much of central Iowa.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Rainfall of 3 to 5 inches with isolated higher amounts fell
over parts of central Iowa last night into this morning and
led to flash flooding in some areas. Additional round of
storms is expected this afternoon that may cause new flash
flooding or prolong or renew flash flooding in areas that
experienced flash flooding earlier.

Information:
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.

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