Heavy rain caused flooding issues in Ames and rotation was observed in clouds around the Iowa Speedway in Newton as the area was under a tornado warning. All watches and warnings have expired for central Iowa, but major flooding continues in some eastern Iowa communities after heavy rain and possible tornadoes.

Parts of the Quad Cities are drying out from strong storms overnight along the Iowa-Illinois border. Flash flooding left waist-high water in Davenport, Iowa.

Flash floods warnings hit Davenport, Iowa, after 3+ inches of rain Friday. Roads flooded, cars stranded, and more rain is expected through the day.

Cooler air surging south across the state has confined the severe weather risk to mainly far southern and southeast Iowa. This will likely shift south out of the state within the next 90 minutes. Heavy rain continues closer to the metro, but the severe weather risk is over.

Sirens are not triggered during flooding or flash flooding in Polk County. Outdoor warning sirens are only activated for tornado warnings or severe thunderstorm warnings with wind speeds of 70 mph or greater. Sirens are also designed to alert people outdoors and may not be audible indoors or loud enough to wake you up overnight.

For the second time in a row, streets in a Dubuque neighborhood were flooded Friday night.Kendra Branham shared video of the flooded street, saying it's higher

DAVENPORT, Iowa (WQAD) - Heavy rain led to flash flooding in Davenport on Friday, WQAD reports. There were multiple reports of stalled vehicles, water entering the first floors of businesses, and thousands of people without power. Outside of one apartment complex, the water was waist-deep.

The Scott County area has experienced a large amount of rain in the last two hours with more tocome this evening, according to a 7:35 p.m. Friday update from Scott County Emergency Management

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