Washington County and southeast Iowa have an increased risk of storms this weekend. According to the National Weather Service, heavy rain is expected Friday and Saturday. There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms Friday. The slight category means that scattered isolated severe storms are possible. Nearly three inches of rain is expected in Washington on Friday and Saturday combined.

Any time there is a severe thunderstorm warning or tornado warning issued for Washington County, KCII will stop normal programming and bring you live up to the minute coverage of the storm. When you have the KCII Mobile App you’ll receive a notification any time the KCII Severe Weather Action Team goes live on the air. And if the power goes out, KCII will stay on air with our emergency back-up generators.