Severe

At 1154 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Raymond to near Shellsburg, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Vinton, Urbana, Shellsburg, Mount Auburn, Vinton Memorial Airport, Rodgers Park, Benton City Park, Hoefle-Dulin Park, Spencers Grove, Minne Estema Park, Benton County Fairgrounds, Wildcat Bluff Park, and Cheney.

At 1154 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mechanicsville to Sunbury to near Illinois City, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Davenport, Moline, Rock Island, Bettendorf, Muscatine, East Moline, Tipton, West Branch, Durant, Silvis, Eldridge, Milan, West Liberty, Wilton, Walcott, Blue Grass, Buffalo, Andalusia, Long Grove, and Lowden.

At 1155 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lafayette to near Cedar Bluff, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Cedar Rapids, Anamosa, Tipton, West Branch, Mechanicsville, Stanwood, Marion, Hiawatha, Mount Vernon, Monticello, Robins, Cascade, Lisbon, Fairfax, Ely, Atkins, Walford, Central City, Springville, and Palo.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA, PINE RIDGE AREA, SOUTHERN CAMPBELL, AND WESTON COUNTY PLAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 315, 317, 322, and 326. * TIMING...Until 8 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity as low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

At 1157 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Littleton to near Lafayette, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Independence, Jesup, Center Point, Central City, Fairbank, Winthrop, Hazleton, Walker, Coggon, Quasqueton, Lamont, Brandon, Rowley, Aurora, Stanley, Troy Mills, Paris, Wapsipinicon Golf Course, Fontana County Park, and Monti.

SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Black Hawk County in northeastern Iowa... * Until 1230 PM CDT. * At 1158 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Independence Airport, or 5 miles west of Independence, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Personal weather stations from La Porte City to Gilbertville gusting from 50 to 60 mph. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of southwestern into central Iowa. * WHEN...From late tonight through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Training storms with heavy rainfall may lead to localized flash flooding early Thursday morning. For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of southern into central and eastern Iowa. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of potentially heavy rainfall expected through the afternoon and evening may lead to localized flash flooding. For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Illinois, including the following counties, in central Illinois, De Witt, Logan, Marshall, Mason, McLean, Menard, Peoria, Sangamon, Stark, Tazewell and Woodford. In west central Illinois, Cass, Fulton, Knox, Morgan, Schuyler and Scott. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 484 Tavaputs Plateau, Fire Weather Zone 489 San Rafael Swell, Fire Weather Zone 493 Central Utah Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.