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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

617 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005



IAC081-109-071500-

KOSSUTH IA-HANCOCK IA-

617 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HANCOCK AND CENTRAL AND 

SOUTHERN KOSSUTH COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...



AT 613 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER 

RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER SOUTHERN 

PORTIONS OF HANCOCK COUNTY WITH 2 TO 3.5 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF 

KOSSUTH COUNTY.



MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 AM. THE 

HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR OVER HANCOCK COUNTY. RUNOFF FROM THIS 

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT 

WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE CORWITH...FENTON...GOODELL... 

KANAWHA...AND WESLEY. ADDITIONAL AREAS THAT WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE 

FLOODING INCLUDE LINDSEY CREEK...PRAIRIE CREEK...AND THE BOONE 

RIVER. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. 



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY

MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES.



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