Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Des Moines, IA
Areas Affected: Lucas, IA
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 9:07pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 9:07pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 3:15am CDT
Event Onset: Wednesday 9:07pm CDT
Event Ends: Thursday 3:15am 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... Lucas County in south central Iowa... * Until 315 AM CDT Thursday. * At 907 PM CDT, Emergency management reported road closures due to thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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... Chariton, Rathbun Lake, Russell, Lucas, Williamson, Derby, Chariton Municipal Airport and Red Haw Lake State Park.
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.
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