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Flood Watch for Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright +36 more

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What: Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. Impacts: Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Where: Much of central Iowa. When: Through Friday afternoon.

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You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water.

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* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Much of central Iowa. * WHEN...Through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Several rounds of rain have occurred this week with more rain to come from this morning through Friday morning. Storms this morning and again tonight into Friday morning have the potential to repeat over the same area leading to rain quickly accumulating as well as high rain rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour.

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    Flood Watch issued August 13 at 2:53AM CDT until August 14 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Des Moines IA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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