MORE HEAVY RAIN ONGOING OVERNIGHT WITH MAJOR FLASH FLOODING... .MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE WARNED AREA WITH LARGE AREAS OF 2 TO OVER 6 INCHES FALLING IN THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. THE HEAVIEST RAINS ARE OCCURRING IN THE WAPSIPINICON RIVER BASIN. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND SHOULD EXIT THE AREA AROUND 7 AM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL 7 AM. THESE ADDITIONAL RAIN TOTALS COULD LEAD TO MORE AND LOCALLY HIGHER FLASH FLOODING AND EVENTUALLY HIGHER RIVER FLOODING. FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND IOWA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN ILLINOIS... BUREAU... CARROLL... HENRY IL... JO DAVIESS... MERCER... PUTNAM... ROCK ISLAND... STEPHENSON AND WHITESIDE. IN IOWA... BENTON... BUCHANAN... CEDAR... CLINTON... DELAWARE... DUBUQUE... IOWA... JACKSON... JOHNSON... JONES... KEOKUK... LINN... LOUISA... MUSCATINE... SCOTT AND WASHINGTON. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. LARGE AREAS OF 2 TO OVER 6 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. LOCATIONS RECEIVING OVER 4 INCHES ARE REPORTING MAJOR FLASH FLOODING. * AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WILL REMAIN THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO SIGNIFICANT 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.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:55:21 +0000
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