United Group Insurance

Flash Flood Watch: Adair, Madison, Union, Ringgold Counties

Weather

August 6th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

328 PM CDT WED AUG 6 2014

HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING TONIGHT IN SOUTHERN IOWA. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA TONIGHT. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE IOWA HIGHWAY 92 CORRIDOR…WHICH SAW HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT…MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING FROM TONIGHT’S FORECAST HEAVY RAIN.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* FLASH FLOODING IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. THE DEPTH OF WATER OVER ROADS CAN BE VERY DECEPTIVE. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY.

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.