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Another round of strong storms developed over central and southwest Iowa overnight bringing torrential rainfall and flash flooding to portions of the state. Storms will fade away this morning, with plenty of hot and humid weather on the way this week.Here's what to know.Interactive Radar | Weather Alerts | Skycams Power restored to most of central IowaMost of the MidAmerican Energy customers whose power was knocked out by Sunday morning's storms have seen their electricity restored. As of noon, MidAmerican was reporting just 430 Des Moines-area customers without power.More than 2,000 without power in central IowaMore than 2,200 MidAmerican Energy customers in central Iowa are without power as of 9:15 a.m. Sunday, according to the company's outage tracker. The majority of those outages — over 1,650 — are in the Colfax area and rural Jasper County east of the metro area. Another 300-plus are reported out in West Des Moines and Windsor HeightsAccording to the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives, another 330 customers are without power in Tama County. Updated rainfall totalsStrong thunderstorms with torrential rainfall developed over portions of southwest and central Iowa early Sunday morning. Flash Flooding was reported around the Winterset area, which got about 4.5 inches of rain, with the Iowa DOT reporting Highway 92 was briefly flooded. Mitchellville reported around 4.8 inches of rain with some minor street flooding. Stuart saw the highest rainfall, reporting around 5.1 inches of rain.See a full list of rainfall reports from Sunday morning.Watch: Heavy rain leads to flooding, water main breaks in central IowaMore storms Sunday morningStrong storms with torrential rainfall developed over southern and southwest Iowa after Midnight, drifting into central Iowa this morning. The heaviest rainfall came in a swath from around Adair through Greenfield, Winterset, Osceola, Chariton, and Corydon. In this area, radar estimate show 3 to 5 inches of rain likely fell, with some pockets of even heavier rain not out of the question. Rainfall totals around the metro have been in the 1 to 3 inch range.Flash flood warningsFlash Flood Warnings are in place across portions of central Iowa. A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for Adair and Madison counties until 9:15 a.m. The metro area, including most of Polk and Dallas counties as well as northern Madison and Warren counties are in a Flash Flood Warning until 10 a.m. Portions of Mahaska, Jasper, Marion, and Poweshiek counties have a Flash Flood Warning until 11 a.m. Stay away from flood prone and low lying areas. Flood waters should quickly recede later this morning. Rainfall totals after Saturday morning stormsStrong to severe thunderstorms rolled across Iowa early Saturday morning, bringing pockets of heavy rainfall to parts of the state. Central and northern Iowa saw the heaviest rainfall with this round of storms, with Bode topping the rainfall reports with nearly 5 inches. About 1.75 inches fell at the Des Moines International Airport. Click here for a list of rainfall reports. Downtown Des Moines Farmers Market delayedThe start of Saturday morning's Downtown Farmers' Market was delayed due to the storms. Organizers posted on social media that the market would reopen at 8:30 a.m.Weekend forecast: Storms Saturday morning, more overnight into SundayRain will continue in the Des Moines metro through 9 or 10 a.m., getting lighter as the morning progresses. Heavy storms will continue to push across southern and southeastern Iowa, exiting the area by 10 a.m. to noon.Clouds will thin by early afternoon with partly sunny skies later today helping to heat temperatures back up into the mid-80s. With the very humid conditions, it's likely that the heat index will top out around or just above 90 degrees. A few spotty storms are possible this afternoon and early evening, though the coverage and locations of those storms are dependent on exactly where this morning round of storms ends up. If a storm develops this afternoon, it could be on the stronger side.There is a better chance for more widespread storms late tonight and into Sunday morning, with the rain moving out by mid-morning. Clouds will linger a little longer into Sunday afternoon, helping to keep highs in the low to mid-80s.Hotter weather arrives next week as highs climb into the upper 80s on Monday, and the low to mid-90s for Tuesday through Friday. Heat index readings will likely climb above 100 degrees, with the hottest conditions on Wednesday. That's when we'll see the highest chance for heat index readings above 105 degrees.Severe thunderstorm watch for 3 dozen countiesA severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 10 a.m. Saturday for nearly 3 dozen central, eastern and southeastern counties. While widespread severe weather is not expected, a wind gusts or two up to 60mph is possible in the watch area.That includes Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cedar, Delaware, Des Moines, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Henry, Iowa, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Muscatine, Polk, Poweshiek, Story, Tama, Wapello, Warren, Washington and Webster counties. Severe thunderstorm warning expires in central IowaA severe thunderstorm warning that was in effect for parts of nine central Iowa counties, including Polk, expired at 7:30 a.m. Hazards included penny-sized hail and wind gusts up to 60 mph. Tornado warning expires in Polk CountyA tornado warning for a portion of Polk County, including Des Moines, Ankeny, Altoona, Saylorville, Bondurant, has been allowed to expire at 6:45 a.m.People in the warned area were encouraged to take cover."Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building," the National Weather says. "Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris."Des Moines forecastToday: Morning storms with pockets of heavy rain and gusty winds. Partly cloudy in the afternoon. Isolated storms possible after 5pm. High around 87F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph.Tonight: Cloudy skies early, then thunderstorms developing late. Low 71F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph.Tomorrow: Showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. High 84F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph.Tomorrow Night: Partly cloudy during the evening. A slight chance of storms in northern Iowa overnight. Low 71F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph.