Northwest Iowa — A slow-moving rain system is dropping a significant amount of rain on some already saturated ground. Fortunately, the heavier rains have not been in the Sanborn and Hartley areas, which recently suffered street flooding and numerous reports of flooded basements.
But significant rain has fallen in eastern Lyon and western Osceola counties, according to Doppler radar echoes, where they had some flooding issues Sunday night into Monday. Northwest Sioux County has also received higher amounts of rain with this system, according to the radar.
We talked to National Weather Service meteorologist Kyle Weisser. He tells us what to expect.
He tells us what’s behind today’s precip.
He says the main threat is river flooding.
The entire tri-state area and areas extending well southeast into Iowa are under a flash flood watch until Thursday morning.
He tells us what rivers are at the most risk at this time.
The forecast for the Sheldon area currently calls for one to two inches of additional rain tonight, with a quarter to a half an inch more possible for Thursday. The next precip chances are on Saturday and Monday.
