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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

740 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005



IAC081-109-071500-

KOSSUTH IA-HANCOCK IA-

740 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005



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

SOUTHERN KOSSUTH COUNTY UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...



AT 740 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER 

RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVERNIGHT IN 

PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS OCCURRED 

OVER SOUTHERN HANCOCK COUNTY FROM EAST OF GOODELL TO NORTHWEST OF 

KANAWHA. 



LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. 

AVERAGE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND A QUARTER INCH.  

RUNOFF FROM EARLIER EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY CAUSE A CONTINUATION OF 

FLOODING NEAR CREEKS AND LOW LYING DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME LOCATIONS 

THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE AREAS NEAR...WESLEY... 

CORWITH...KANAWHA...AND GOODELL. ADDITIONAL AREAS THAT MAY 

EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE LINDSEY CREEK...PRAIRIE CREEK...BLACK 

CAT CREEK AND THE BOONE RIVER. 



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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