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IAC017-023-111430-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

320 AM CDT MON SEP 11 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BREMER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA

  BUTLER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA



* UNTIL 930 AM CDT



* AT 316 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

  AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR  

  ESTIMATES OF 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST 24     

  HOURS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. 2 TO 3 INCHES  

  OF THIS HAS FALLEN SINCE MIDNIGHT.



* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...

  ALLISON...APLINGTON...CLARKSVILLE...DENVER...GREENE...

  PARKERSBURG...SHELL ROCK...SUMNER...TRIPOLI AND WAVERLY.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH 10 AM.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO

NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN

WATER BEGINS RISING.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN DES

MOINES.



LAT...LON 4291 9208 4285 9209 4265 9210 4264 9256

      4256 9257 4256 9302 4291 9303



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