Flash Flood Warning

FFWDMX

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Boone County in central Iowa... Northeastern Dallas County in central Iowa... Southwestern Hamilton County in central Iowa... Northwestern Jasper County in central Iowa... Polk County in central Iowa... Southern Story County in central Iowa... Southeastern Webster County in central Iowa...

* Until 830 AM CDT Saturday.

* At 226 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Des Moines, Ames, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive, Altoona, Waukee, Boone, Pleasant Hill, Grimes, Windsor Heights, Bondurant, Polk City, Huxley, Saylorville, Madrid, Mitchellville and Ogden.