(KLZA)-- A flood warning has been issued for Richardson County, Nebraska and Holt County, Missouri until Wednesday afternoon, or until the warning is cancelled. 

The Missouri River is expected to fall below flood stage late Wednesday morning.

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for Richardson, Pawnee, Nemaha, Johnson, Otoe, Gage, Lancaster and Cass counties in Southeast, Nebraska as well as a number of counties in Southwest Iowa until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening.  

Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected today.  The soil is already saturated in some locations.  If the rain falls at a heavy rate, this will result in a high amount of run off that could result in flooding. 

Rainfall amounts of 1 – 2 inches, with localized amounts of more than two inches is possible into early this evening.