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Flood Advisory for parts of Shelby, Harrison & Pott. Counties until 6-a.m.

Weather

July 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SHELBY IA-HARRISON IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-WASHINGTON NE-
256 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
SOUTHERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
NORTHERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…

* UNTIL 600 AM CDT

* AT 255 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THIS MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE MAY HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE AS STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
BLAIR…HARLAN…MISSOURI VALLEY…LOGAN…OAKLAND…AVOCA…
UNDERWOOD…FORT CALHOUN…WALNUT…SHELBY…MINDEN…KENNARD…
PERSIA…MODALE…NEOLA…HERMAN…HANCOCK…PORTSMOUTH…
TENNANT AND ARROWHEAD PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.