Otranto Warnings, Watches and Advisories

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 7 at 2:26AM CDT until May 7 at 3:15AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Poweshiek County in central Iowa... Northeastern Monroe County in south central Iowa... Eastern Marshall County in central Iowa... Davis County in southeastern Iowa... Wapello County in southeastern Iowa... Tama County in central Iowa... Mahaska County in south central Iowa... South central Grundy County in central Iowa... Eastern Jasper County in central Iowa... * Until 315 AM CDT. * At 225 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Marshalltown Municipal Airport to 5 miles south of Bloomfield Municipal Airport, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Marshalltown, Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Grinnell, Bloomfield, Toledo, Montezuma, Tama, Traer, Brooklyn, Dysart, New Sharon, Conrad, Eddyville, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, Meskwaki Casino, Rock Creek Lake, Gladbrook, Le Grand, and Eldon. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 174 and 204.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 7 at 2:25AM CDT until May 7 at 3:15AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

At 225 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near New Sharon to near Drakesville to near Hurdland, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Fairfield, Kahoka, Sigourney, Memphis, Keosauqua, Hedrick, Brighton, What Cheer, Richland, Batavia, Birmingham, Milton, Bonaparte, Delta, Libertyville, Stockport, Lockridge, Maharishi Vedic City, Keswick, and Wyaconda.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 7 at 1:46AM CDT until May 7 at 2:30AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

At 145 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Monroe to Lovilia to Centerville Municipal Airport, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Ottumwa, Newton, Oskaloosa, Pella, Grinnell, Knoxville, Centerville, Albia, Bloomfield, Montezuma, Colfax, Monroe, Pleasantville, Prairie City, New Sharon, Melcher-Dallas, Eddyville, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, Lake Sundown, and Rathbun Lake. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 159 and 192.

Flash Flood Warning issued May 6 at 11:27PM CDT until May 7 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

FFWOAX The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Fremont County in southwestern Iowa... Page County in southwestern Iowa... * Until 400 AM CDT. * At 1127 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. 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... Clarinda, College Springs, Coin, Shambaugh, Braddyville, Yorktown, Northboro, Blanchard and Hepburn.

Flood Warning issued May 6 at 9:35PM CDT until May 9 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County. Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Ocheyedan River near Spencer. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning to early Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, minor flooding of pasture land begins. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 7.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 8.2 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Warning issued May 6 at 9:35PM CDT until May 11 at 3:01PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County. Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little Sioux River at Cherokee. * WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Cherokee city park begins to flood on the south bank of the river. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 18.3 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:00 PM CDT Monday was 18.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.4 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Friday afternoon. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Warning issued May 6 at 9:35PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County. Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little Sioux River near Milford. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, significant amounts of pasture and other farm lands begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 12.7 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:00 PM CDT Monday was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.5 feet tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Warning issued May 6 at 9:35PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County. Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little Sioux River at Spencer. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, the right bank overflows, and minor flooding of the Spencer city park and some rural agricultural areas begins. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:15 PM CDT Monday the stage was 11.4 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:15 PM CDT Monday was 11.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.6 feet tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Warning issued May 6 at 9:35PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County. Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18. * WHEN...Until further notice. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 1322.2 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:30 PM CDT Monday was 1322.4 feet. - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. - Flood stage is 1322.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Warning issued May 6 at 8:01PM CDT until May 8 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County. East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Humboldt and Kossuth Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa... West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...The Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, or from the municipal power dam...to Lehigh. * WHEN...Until early Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Water affects roads to residences in Fort Dodge along the river and limits access to some subdivisions. At 11.0 feet, Water affects lowland areas near the river and threatens residences along the river in Fort Dodge. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 10.8 feet and falling. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Wednesday morning and continue falling and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 10.5 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Warning issued May 6 at 8:01PM CDT until May 9 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County. East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Humboldt and Kossuth Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa... West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...The East Fork Des Moines River near Algona, or from Buffalo Creek near Burt...to Lotts Creek near Livermore. * WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, US 169 south of Algona is threatened and some rural roads flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:15 PM CDT Monday the stage was 16.7 feet and falling. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Wednesday morning to a crest of 17.1 feet early Wednesday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Warning issued May 6 at 8:01PM CDT until May 9 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County. East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Humboldt and Kossuth Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa... West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...The West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt, or from Joe Reasoner Dam...to the East Fork Des Moines River. * WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 9.5 feet, Water begins threatening homes along Iowa Highway 3 just west of town. At 10.0 feet, Water impacts some homes along Country Club Dr. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:15 PM CDT Monday the stage was 10.4 feet and falling. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.4 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Tornado Watch issued May 6 at 7:32PM CDT until May 7 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 191 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 35 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA BOONE DALLAS HAMILTON JASPER MARSHALL POLK STORY WEBSTER IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA HUMBOLDT IN NORTHWEST IOWA POCAHONTAS IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA APPANOOSE CLARKE DECATUR LUCAS MADISON MAHASKA MARION MONROE RINGGOLD UNION WARREN WAYNE IN SOUTHEAST IOWA DAVIS WAPELLO IN SOUTHWEST IOWA ADAIR ADAMS CASS TAYLOR IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA AUDUBON CALHOUN CARROLL CRAWFORD GREENE GUTHRIE SAC THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADAIR, ADEL, ALBIA, ALLERTON, AMES, ATLANTIC, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BEDFORD, BLOOMFIELD, BOONE, CARLISLE, CARROLL, CASEY, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CORNING, CORYDON, CRESTON, DENISON, DES MOINES, EARLHAM, EARLY, EXIRA, FONDA, FONTANELLE, FORT DODGE, GILMORE CITY, GREENFIELD, GUTHRIE CENTER, HUMBOLDT, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, JEFFERSON, KNOXVILLE, LAKE CITY, LAKE VIEW, LAMONI, LAURENS, LENOX, LEON, MANSON, MARSHALLTOWN, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NEWTON, NORWALK, ODEBOLT, OSCEOLA, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA, PANORA, PELLA, PERRY, POCAHONTAS, POMEROY, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, SAC CITY, SCHALLER, SEYMOUR, STUART, WALL LAKE, WAUKEE, WEBSTER CITY, AND WINTERSET. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE. SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE. ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE. PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 40% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 20% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 60% PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 40% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 30% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 10% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 90% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : NE 35

Flood Warning issued May 6 at 9:47AM CDT until May 10 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa... Little Sioux River At Linn Grove affecting Clay, O'Brien, Cherokee and Buena Vista Counties. Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County. Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County. Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little Sioux River at Linn Grove. * WHEN...Until Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 18.5 feet, the city park in Sioux Rapids is flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 18.9 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:00 AM CDT Monday was 19.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.9 feet this afternoon or evening. The magnitude of this rise will ultimately be determined by how much rain falls this evening. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood