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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1243 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005



IAC069-197-261045-

WRIGHT IA-FRANKLIN IA-

1243 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FRANKLIN AND WRIGHT COUNTIES

UNTIL 545 AM CDT...



AT 1240 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.



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...BELMOND...CLARION...EAGLE GROVE...HAMPTON...ALEXANDER...

BELMOND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...CLARION MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...COULTER...

DOWS...EAGLE GROVE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...GALT...GENEVA...GOLDFIELD...

HAMPTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...HANSELL...LATIMER...POPEJOY AND ROWAN.



LATEST INFORMATION INDICATED THAT THE IOWA RIVER IN WRIGHT COUNTY AT 

ROWAN WAS 8.6 FEET AND RAPIDLY RISING.  FLOOD STAGE IS 9 FEET.  THE 

RIVER IS EXPECTED TO OVERFLOW ITS BANKS.



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



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