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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

206 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005



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CALHOUN IA-

206 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CALHOUN COUNTY UNTIL 545 AM

CDT...



AT 201 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLASH 

FLOODING WAS OCCURRING OR HAD OCCURRED IN AT NUMEROUS LOCATIONS 

COUNTY WIDE.  REPORTS OF FLOODED BASEMENTS...TWO HOUSE FIRES DUE TO 

ELECTRICAL SHORTS IN THE BASEMENTS WITH TWO FEET OF WATER...DOT 

CALLED OUT WITH NUMEROUS ROADS UNDER WATER.  HIGHWAY 7 BETWEEN 

ROCKWELL CITY AND FORT DODGE CLOSED FOR A TIME DUE TO RUNNING WATER 

OVER THE ROAD.



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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