Note that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential.
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
355 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2008
...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHERN
PLAINS SOUTHEAST THROUGH MINNESOTA INTO WISCONSIN WILL BEGIN TO
SLIDE SOUTHWARD LATE THURSDAY. THE FRONT WILL PROVIDE THE FOCUS
FOR WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT BY THURSDAY EVENING.
STORMS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVY
RAIN THREAT COULD LINGER INTO EARLY SATURDAY...AND MAY SPREAD
FARTHER SOUTH INTO IOWA ALONG THE SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT.
UPPER SOIL MOISTURE LEVELS ARE SUCH THAT LOCATIONS IN THE OUTLOOK
AREA CAN TAKE A GOOD AMOUNT OF RAIN BEFORE WIDESPREAD RUN OFF
OCCURS. HOWEVER...SOME OF THE MORE EXTREME RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND/OR
RAINFALL RATES WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING
AND LEAD TO RENEWED RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS. MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA THIS WEEK FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL.
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