The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a Flash Flood Watch effective until Friday morning for the following counties, Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott and Washington.

* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER SATURATED SOILS.

* RAPID RUN OFF FROM HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS…AND REPEATING THUNDERSTORMS IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE 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.