indianapolis for strong thunderstorms and large hail and damaging winds and a few tornadoes possible for tuesday afternoon. guys. >> pedram that blanco river, it caught people by surprise. at one point in 30 minutes, it rose 17 feet. this is normally a slow you know meandering river. we have breaking news from iraq where the government announced an operation to retake ramadi and the rest of anbar province from isis. that is where the offensive is. they are likely to meet stiff resistance. isis sending in reinforcements to that area. i want to get the latest from cnn's correspondent nick paton walsh live in baghdad. nick what can you tell us? >> reporter: john we are hearing from the iraqi prime minister confirmation of what we