Full Notification

FFWDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Dallas County in central Iowa... Southern Polk County in central Iowa... Northeastern Madison County in south central Iowa... Northern Warren County in south central Iowa...

* Until 1000 PM CDT Friday.

* At 351 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Parts of these areas received heavy rainfall earlier today and with additional storms possibly passing over the same area in the next few hours, flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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, West Des Moines, Indianola, Altoona, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Windsor Heights, Carlisle, Bondurant, Mitchellville, Van Meter, Southridge Mall, Des Moines Int'l Airport, Principal Park, Iowa Events Center, Drake Stadium And Knapp Center, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Jordan Creek Town Center, Adventureland Amusement Park and Prairie Meadows.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DALLAS, IA ... MADISON, IA ... POLK, IA ... WARREN, IA

Instructions:

For the latest waterway observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.