The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Des Moines has issued a flash flood watch until 1 a.m. Sunday for the Perry area and much of Iowa.
Widespread heavy rains and thunderstorms are expected from late Saturday afternoon into early Sunday morning and may lead to flash flooding.
Rainfall rates up to one inch per hour are possible, with severe storms possible later Saturday, with hail and gusty winds. River flooding may occur late in the weekend into next week.
The recent heavy rainfall, combined with the potential for moderate to heavy rainfall late Saturday afternoon into evening, could result in a flash flood potential for the region.
Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches, with isolated amounts in excess of 2 inches, are expected across portions of the area late Saturday into Sunday, but the heavy rainfall threat will be mainly Saturday afternoon into evening.
Along with Dallas County, the Iowa counties affected by the flash flood watch include Grundy, Black Hawk, Boone, Story, Marshall, Tama, Audubon, Guthrie, Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Cass, Adair, Madison, Warren, Marion, Mahaska, Adams, Union, Clarke, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Taylor, Ringgold, Decatur, Wayne, Appanoose and Davis.
Along with Perry, cities in the flash-flood area include Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Boone, Ames, Marshalltown, Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Audubon, Exira, Guthrie Center, Panora, Bayard, Casey, Waukee, Adel,
Des Moines, Newton, Grinnell, Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, Adair, Fontanelle, Winterset, Earlham, Indianola, Norwalk, Carlisle, Pella, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Corning, Creston, Osceola, Chariton, Albia, Ottumwa, Bedford, Lenox, New Market, Mount Ayr, Lamoni, Leon, Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Centerville and Bloomfield.
ThePerryNews.com will update this weather story as forecasts evolve.
