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Heavy rain, flooding and a few strong storms possible in Iowa

Headline from WHO 13 Des Moines

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Heavy rain has fallen across the state the past few days, and unfortunately more is on the way. A stationary boundary to our south will lift north into Saturday, setting off another round of rain late Saturday into Sunday morning.

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  1. KAAL Rochester

    Rain chances continue through this weekend, especially across North Iowa (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    KAAL Rochester's feed description

    Our chances for a feast or famine type of precipitation pattern to continue remain fairly high through the rest of this week and into the first half of the weekend at least. While Northern Iowa is most likely to see continuous rounds of showers and thunderstorms, Southeastern Minnesota, especially n…

  2. KAAL Rochester

    Clouds & precipitation chances hang around Friday (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    KAAL Rochester's feed description

    It wouldn’t be a proper end to the workweek without either beautiful weather or copying the weather we have seen so much of this week and today, we’ll be settling for the second option. Showers and thunderstorms have been firing across Southern Iowa and lifting north, and will likely make it to our …

  3. WHO 13 Des Moines

    Flooding concerns as heavy rain continues in Iowa (opens WHO 13 Des Moines)

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    WHO 13 Des Moines's feed description

    IOWA -- A Flood Watch is in effect through Saturday morning as periods of excessive rainfall will continue around the state. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are moving through this morning and could lead to flash flooding in some areas. Some storms are producing 1 to 3" of rain an hour.

  4. WHO 13 Des Moines

    Heavy rain, flooding and a few strong storms possible in Iowa (opens WHO 13 Des Moines)

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    WHO 13 Des Moines's feed description

    DES MOINES, Iowa -- Heavy rain has fallen across the state the past few days, and unfortunately more is on the way. A stationary boundary to our south will lift north into Saturday, setting off another round of rain late Saturday into Sunday morning.

  5. WDTN Dayton

    Severe storms and heavy rain may induce additional flooding this weekend... When will we see a break from the wet weather? (opens WDTN Dayton)

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    WDTN Dayton's feed description

    A warm front will be pushing through the Ohio Valley today. This will bring a very warm and humid air mass through the weekend. Showers and storms will be possible today and some storms may become severe. Gusty winds, heavy rain and isolated tornadoes are the main threats.

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