for the des moines area, to ames, iowa, to zain st. joseph s. this will roll through the area over the next half hour to two hours. we watch it around st. louis about noon today if it holds together. the problem is we have additional storms dying out, bringing rain to indiana and illinois. so we have flash flooding concerns. we have one complex after another. we have to watch our rivers, including the mississippi. today, a severe thunderstorm watch is out for a few spots. later this afternoon, we get another round of storms into tonight. anywhere in yellow, winds damage, large hail, the possibility of isolated tornadoes, especially southern nebraska an areas of northern kansas. we will watch out for areas there in the northern portion of kansas. as far as memorial day goes, it