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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

701 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005



IAC151-090230-

POCAHONTAS IA-

703 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR POCAHONTAS COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM

CDT...



AT 700 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED WIDESPREAD 3 TO 4 INCH RAINS HAVE FALLEN 

ACROSS POCAHONTAS COUNTY WITH THESE STORMS.



SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE

WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING

INCLUDE...LAURENS...POCAHONTAS...FONDA...HAVELOCK...PALMER...

PLOVER...POCAHONTAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...ROLFE AND VARINA.



WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING CONTINUED ACROSS THE TOWN OF POCAHONTAS 

WITH MANY STORM DRAINS OVERFLOWING



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



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