Moderate to Heavy rain continues mainly along and south of US Hwy 20. Some areal flood warnings have been issued until tomorrow evening at 9pm for Appanoose, Davis, Decatur, Lucas, Monroe, Ringgold, Wapello and Wayne Counties.

AT 901 PM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AMATEUR RADIO AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS REPORTED FLOODING BEGINNING TO OCCUR WITH WATER STANDING IN FIELDS IN WAYNE COUNTY…AND MANHOLE COVERS LIFTED BY WATER IN OTTUMWA. RAINFALL OF 3 INCHES WAS REPORTED IN PARTS OF WAYNE COUNTY NEAR SEYMOUR DURING THE DAY TODAY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…OTTUMWA…ALBIA…BLOOMFIELD…CENTERVILLE…CHARITON…CORYDON…ELDON…LAMONI…LEON…MOUNT AYR AND SEYMOUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA BY 3 AM…WITH LOCAL HIGHER AMOUNTS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…URBAN AREAS…HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

A Wind advisory will go into effect at 1am Sunday morning and continue until 1pm for Appanoose, Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Davis, Grundy, Hardin, Jasper, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Polk, Poweshiek, Story, Tama, Wapello, Warren and Wayne counties.

There have also been a few river flood warnings issued for some of the rivers in southern and southeastern Iowa as well. Burlington is the biggest winner of rainfall from the state’s ASOS/AWOS stations with 2.61 inches of rain so far today and more to come!