* WHAT. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE. Portions of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota, and east central and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN. From 2 PM this afternoon to 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS. gusty winds could blow around unsecured o bjects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* WHAT. Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE. Portions of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota, and east central South Dakota. * WHEN. From 2 PM this afternoon to 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* WHAT. Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE. Much of central Iowa. * WHEN. Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - Rainfall of 3 to 5 inches with isolated higher amounts fell over parts of central Iowa last night into this morning and led to flash flooding in some areas. Additional round of storms is expected this afternoon that may cause new flash flooding or prolong or renew flash flooding in areas that experienced flash flooding earlier.

* WHAT. Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE. Portions of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota, and east central South Dakota. * WHEN. From 2 PM this afternoon to 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* WHAT. Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE. Portions of Iowa, including the following areas, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and Woodbury, southwest Minnesota, including the following areas, Cottonwood and Jackson, and northeast Nebraska, including the following area, Dakota. * WHEN. Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE. Portions of south central, southeast, and southwest Minnesota, including the following counties, in south central Minnesota, Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Rice, Steele, Waseca and Watonwan. In southeast Minnesota, Goodhue. In southwest Minnesota, Redwood. * WHEN. Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms should occur this morning through this evening. This activity will have a very good chance at producing heavy rainfall rates due to high precipitable water values and strong lifting mechanisms. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE. A portion of north central Iowa, including the following counties, Hancock, Kossuth and Winnebago. * WHEN. Until 645 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS. Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 509 AM CDT, Local law enforcement reported water over several roads near Wesley and Algona due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include. Algona, Forest City, Britt, Union Slogh, Eagle Lake, West Bend, Burt, Whittemore, Titonka, Wesley, Leland, Crystal Lake, Woden, Duncan, Miller, Hayfield, St. Benedict, Irvington, Sexton and Hutchins.

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE. A portion of north central Iowa, including the following counties, Hancock, Kossuth and Winnebago. * WHEN. Until 645 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS. Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 1037 AM CDT, emergency management reported ongoing flooding across the warned area. Between 5 and 7 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include. Algona, Forest City, Britt, Union Slogh, Eagle Lake, West Bend, Burt, Whittemore, Titonka, Wesley, Leland, Crystal Lake, Woden, Duncan, Miller, Hayfield, St. Benedict, Irvington, Sexton and Hutchins.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 276 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST IOWA BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY DICKINSON LYON O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH SIOUX IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA IDA WOODBURY IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA DAKOTA DIXON IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA CLAY LINCOLN UNION THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCESTER, ALLEN, ARNOLDS PARK, BATTLE CREEK, BERESFORD, CANTON, CHEROKEE, ELK POINT, GEORGE, HARRISBURG, HARTLEY, HAWARDEN, HOLSTEIN, HULL, IDA GROVE, INWOOD, JEFFERSON, LARCHWOOD, LE MARS, LENNOX, MILFORD, NORTH SIOUX CITY, ORANGE CITY, PONCA, ROCK RAPIDS, ROCK VALLEY, SANBORN, SHELDON, SIBLEY, SIOUX CENTER, SIOUX CITY, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, SPENCER, SPIRIT LAKE, STORM LAKE, TEA, VERMILLION, AND WAKEFIELD.

TORNADO WATCH 276 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST IOWA BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY DICKINSON LYON O'BRIEN OSCEOLA SIOUX IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA IDA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARNOLDS PARK, BATTLE CREEK, CHEROKEE, GEORGE, HARTLEY, HAWARDEN, HOLSTEIN, HULL, IDA GROVE, INWOOD, LARCHWOOD, MILFORD, ORANGE CITY, ROCK RAPIDS, ROCK VALLEY, SANBORN, SHELDON, SIBLEY, SIOUX CENTER, SPENCER, SPIRIT LAKE, AND STORM LAKE.

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE. A portion of north central Iowa, including the following counties, Hancock, Kossuth and Winnebago. * WHEN. Until 645 PM CDT. * IMPACTS. Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 212 PM CDT, Emergency management reported ongoing flooding across the warned area. Between 5 and 7 inches of rain have fallen. Emergency management also reports several roads closed due to flooding in the warned area including local, county and state roads. Kossuth County reports that approximately 20 secondary roads are closed due to water over the road. Flooding of homes and other buildings has been reported in a few locations as well across the warned area. - Additional rainfall from showers and thunderstorms this afternoon may lead to renewed or additional flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include. Algona, Forest City, Britt, Union Slogh, Eagle Lake, West Bend, Burt, Whittemore, Titonka, Wesley, Leland, Crystal Lake, Woden, Duncan, Miller, Hayfield, St. Benedict, Irvington, Sexton and Hutchins.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 277 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA BOONE DALLAS GRUNDY HAMILTON HARDIN JASPER MARSHALL POLK STORY WEBSTER IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA BUTLER CERRO GORDO FRANKLIN HANCOCK HUMBOLDT KOSSUTH WINNEBAGO WORTH WRIGHT IN NORTHEAST IOWA BREMER IN NORTHWEST IOWA EMMET PALO ALTO POCAHONTAS IN SOUTHWEST IOWA ADAIR CASS IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA AUDUBON CALHOUN CARROLL CRAWFORD GREENE GUTHRIE SAC THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ADAIR, ADEL, ALGONA, ALLISON, AMES, APLINGTON, ATLANTIC, AUDUBON, BAYARD, BELMOND, BOONE, BRITT, CARROLL, CASEY, CLARION, CLARKSVILLE, CLEAR LAKE, CONRAD, DENISON, DES MOINES, DIKE, DUMONT, EAGLE GROVE, EARLY, ELDORA, EMMETSBURG, ESTHERVILLE, EXIRA, FONDA, FONTANELLE, FOREST CITY, FORT DODGE, GARNER, GILMORE CITY, GREENE, GREENFIELD, GRUNDY CENTER, GUTHRIE CENTER, HAMPTON, HUMBOLDT, IOWA FALLS, JEFFERSON, KANAWHA, LAKE CITY, LAKE MILLS, LAKE VIEW, LAURENS, MANLY, MANSON, MARSHALLTOWN, MASON CITY, NEWTON, NORTHWOOD, ODEBOLT, PANORA, PARKERSBURG, PERRY, POCAHONTAS, POMEROY, REINBECK, ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, SAC CITY, SCHALLER, SHELL ROCK, STUART, WALL LAKE, WAUKEE, WAVERLY, WEBSTER CITY, AND WELLSBURG. . THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. STRONG LONG LIVED TORNADOES MAY OCCUR. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE. SEVERAL TORNADOES AND A FEW INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY. WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 90 MPH LIKELY. SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE. PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 90% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : 80% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 80% PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 75 MPH : 60% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 60% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 50% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95% MEAN STORM MOTION /MPH/ : NE 50

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 277 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA SIBLEY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA CARVER DAKOTA SCOTT IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BLUE EARTH FARIBAULT FREEBORN LE SUEUR MARTIN NICOLLET RICE STEELE WASECA WATONWAN IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA GOODHUE IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN PEPIN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERT LEA, BLUE EARTH, CHANHASSEN, CHASKA, DURAND, FAIRMONT, FARIBAULT, GAYLORD, HASTINGS, LE SUEUR, MANKATO, OWATONNA, RED WING, SHAKOPEE, ST JAMES, ST PETER, VICTORIA, AND WASECA.

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls SD has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Iowa. Floyd River at Sheldon affecting Sioux and O'Brien Counties. Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County. Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay County. * WHAT. Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Ocheyedan River near Spencer. * WHEN. From Wednesday morning to early Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS. At 8.0 feet, minor flooding of pasture land begins. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 7:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 5.7 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest around 8.2 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday afternoon. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood