Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 6am

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 6am for all the counties shaded in blue. The storms are moving to the Northeast rather slowly so they will produce heavy rain over a short period of time. Watch out for flash flooding and podding on the roadways. Large hail and strong winds are also possible with these storms.

Because of the heavy rain potential the National Weather Service has also issued a Flash Flood Watch. Details from the NWS are below:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST IOWA
AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
ILLINOIS...HANCOCK...HENDERSON...MCDONOUGH...MERCER AND
WARREN. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA...DES MOINES...HENRY IA...
JEFFERSON...KEOKUK...LEE...LOUISA...VAN BUREN AND WASHINGTON.
IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...CLARK AND SCOTLAND.

* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON

* THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO LOCALLY AS MUCH AS 4
INCHES IS LIKELY OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY RAIN
FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS COULD LEAD TO RAPID RUNOFF
AND FLASH FLOODING.

* SIGNIFICANT TO POTENTIALLY MAJOR FLASH FLOODING IS A RISK FOR
SOME LOCATIONS IN FAR SOUTHEAST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI.