Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Des Moines, IA
Areas Affected: Appanoose, IA; Davis, IA
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 6:55pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 6:55pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 1:00am CDT
Event Onset: Wednesday 6:55pm CDT
Event Ends: Thursday 1:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Des Moines IA
Flash Flood: OBSERVED
FFWDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Appanoose County in south central Iowa... Davis County in southeastern Iowa... * Until 100 AM CDT Thursday. * At 655 PM CDT, Emergency management reported flooded roadways due to thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Centerville, Bloomfield, Lake Sundown, Rathbun Lake, Moravia, Moulton, Mystic, Cincinnati, Pulaski, Drakesville, Exline, Floris, Unionville, Numa, Rathbun, Plano, Udell, Lake Wapello State Park, Sharon Bluffs State Park and Bloomfield Municipal Airport.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.12b52e23b92fad37c17337a2349c8cd76676ed17.001.1 Codes: IAC007, IAC051 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.12b52e23b92fad37c17337a2349c8cd76676ed17.001.1