... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect from 7 PM CDT this evening
through Thursday afternoon...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* portions of northwest Iowa... southwest Minnesota... northeast
Nebraska and southeast South Dakota... including the following
areas... in northwest Iowa... Buena Vista... Cherokee... Clay...
Dickinson... Ida... Lyon... Obrien... Osceola... Plymouth... Sioux
and Woodbury. In southwest Minnesota... Cottonwood... Jackson...
Murray and Nobles. In northeast Nebraska... Dakota and Dixon.
In southeast South Dakota... Union.
* From 7 PM CDT this evening through Thursday afternoon
* rainfall totals are expected to average 2 to 3 inches tonight
through midday Thursday in the watch area. Locally heavier
amounts are possible.
* Flooding is possible in low lying and poor drainage areas. In
addition... heavy rainfall in short periods of time frequently
cause urban flooding and can wash out unpaved rural roads.
Some of these areas in the watch area... especially along the
Highway 60 corridor... received heavy rain last Saturday night
creating saturated ground. Any ground that is saturated will
add to flooding potential.
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.
