THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS…IN CENTRAL IOWA…GRUNDY AND HARDIN. IN NORTH
CENTRAL IOWA…BUTLER…CERRO GORDO AND FRANKLIN. IN NORTHEAST
IOWA…BLACK HAWK AND BREMER.

* FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WITH
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL. RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. RECENT
RAINFALL HAS PRODUCED MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS AND ANY HEAVY RAIN
WILL QUICKLY SATURATE SOIL LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF AND POSSIBLE
FLASH FLOODING.