

000 

WGUS53 KDMX 122226

FFWDMX

IAC029-130415-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

522 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA.



* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT.



* AT 518 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED   

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF 

CASS COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED ONE AND ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR.



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING

  INCLUDE...ATLANTIC...GRISWOLD...ANITA...ANITA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

  ATLANTIC MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...CUMBERLAND...LEWIS...MARNE...MASSENA

  AND WIOTA.



PERSONS IN ATLANTIC AND THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY SHOULD BE 

AWARE OF SIGNIFICANT PONDING IN TOWN AND RAPID RISES ON LOCAL CREEKS 

AND STEAMS. ALSO HIGHWAY 48 NORTH OF GRISWALD IS IN DANGER OF 

BECOMING SUBMERGED. 



A FLASH FLOODING 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.



LAT...LON 4150 9472 4118 9473 4118 9517 4149 9516



$$



DONAVON

