EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 80S.

405 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR…TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…UNTIL 400 AM CDT THURSDAY

* AT 402 AM CDT…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING ACROSS LARGE PORTIONS OF ADAMS COUNTY. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN FELL EARLIER IN THE NIGHT AND WHILE THE RAIN HAS NOW ENDED AND WATERS ARE BEGINNING TO RECEDE…RESIDUAL FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS WELL INTO WEDNESDAY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… CORNING…BEDFORD…LENOX…LAKE ICARIA…NEW MARKET… CLEARFIELD…PRESCOTT…BLOCKTON…GRAVITY…NODAWAY… SHARPSBURG…KENT…CONWAY…CARBON…ATHELSTAN…CORNING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT…LAKE ICARIA STATE PARK…LAKE OF THREE FIRES STATE PARK AND BEDFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.  DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

1015 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...
  ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...

* UNTIL 415 AM CDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 1010 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED INDICATE THAT
  FOUR TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN WESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY.
  FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CORNING...BEDFORD...LENOX...LAKE ICARIA...NEW MARKET...
  CLEARFIELD...PRESCOTT...BLOCKTON...GRAVITY...NODAWAY...
  SHARPSBURG...KENT...CONWAY...CARBON...CORNING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...
  LAKE ICARIA STATE PARK...LAKE OF THREE FIRES STATE PARK AND
  BEDFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. LONG BRANCH CREEK...THE 102 RIVER AND
  EAST NODAWAY RIVER AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES MAY BE ESPECIALLY
  IMPACTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

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

8:00-p.m. Guthrie Center experienced 4.15 inches of rain for the day, 3.5-inches alone since 6-p.m. (Trained Weather Service Spotter observation)

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA

649 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 649 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLIOTT…OR 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF CORNING…MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE

TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

ELLIOTT AND GRANT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A

BUILDING.

545 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 459 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM CDT

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA:

ADAIR ADAMS CASS FREMONT MADISON MONTGOMERY PAGE  RINGGOLD

TAYLOR UNION.

THE PRIMARY THREAT APPEARS TO FROM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE POSSIBILITY OF A TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

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524 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS THIS
MORNING. LARGE CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING FROM NORTHWEST TOWARD CENTRAL IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. FREQUENT LIGHTNING…HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING ARE ALSO EXPECTED. PLEASE USE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUTSIDE UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

515 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY (IA)  & NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN BURT COUNTIES in NE., UNTIL 600 AM CDT…

AT 515 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF TEKAMAH…OR 29 MILES NORTHWEST OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL…VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
TEKAMAH…MONDAMIN…HERMAN…MAGNOLIA…LITTLE SIOUX AND SUMMIT LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

Early this morning: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 11 mph.

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 7am and 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 61. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85.