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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

526 AM CDT MON SEP 11 2006



IAC017-023-111430-

BREMER IA-BUTLER IA-

526 AM CDT MON SEP 11 2006



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

COUNTIES UNTIL 930 AM CDT...



AT 523 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

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

ESTIMATED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES HAS FALLEN. 2 TO 4 

INCHES HAS FALLEN SINCE MIDNIGHT OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE AREA.



HEAVY RAIN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 7 

AM. RUNOFF FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVERNIGHT WILL CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING 

INCLUDE...ALLISON...CLARKSVILLE...DENVER...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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