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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

417 AM CDT MON SEP 11 2006



IAC017-023-111430-

BREMER IA-BUTLER IA-

417 AM CDT MON SEP 11 2006



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BREMER AND BUTLER

COUNTIES UNTIL 930 AM CDT...



AT 415 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

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

ESTIMATED THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER A LARGE PORTION 

OF THE COUNTIES WITH LOCAL 24 HOUR TOTALS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES FROM 

CLARKSVILLE TO SUMNER. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE 

THROUGH 10 AM. 



HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 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.



OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE DRY CREEK AND KILSON CREEK IN 

CENTRAL BUTLER COUNTY AND HORTON CREEK IN WESTERN BREMER 

COUNTY...THE LITTLE WAPSIE NEAR SUMNER AND ONE QUARTER MILE CREEK 

NEAR DENVER.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT

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

STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY

MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES.



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

      4256 9257 4256 9302 4291 9303



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