The National Weather Service in Des Moines is alerting Iowans to the potential for heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and severe thunderstorms over the next several days.
According to the latest weather briefing, the first round of storms is expected to develop late Thursday and continue into Thursday night. A second round of severe weather and heavy rain is forecast for Friday afternoon through Friday night.
Forecasters say periods of intense rainfall could lead to flash flooding in some areas, especially where storms repeatedly move over the same locations. Severe weather threats may also include damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes…