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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

516 PM CDT WED MAR 14 2007



IAC063-142315-

EMMET IA-

516 PM CDT WED MAR 14 2007



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN EMMET COUNTY

UNTIL 615 PM CDT...



AT 515 PM CDT...EMMET COUNTY OFFICIALS INDICATED THAT THE ICE JAM 

SOUTH OF WALLINGFORD CONTINUES TO PRODUCE FLOODING ON THE WEST FORK 

OF THE DES MOINES RIVER...HOWEVER LITTLE RISE HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN 

THE PAST HOUR OR SO.  420TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST OF WALLINGFORD REMAINS 

UNDER WATER WITH WATER UP TO THE SHOULDER ON BURR OAK ROAD.  

ADDITIONAL RISES ARE STILL LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE ICE JAM 

PERSISTS.



SHOULD THE ICE JAM BREAK...VERY QUICK RISES CAN BE EXPECTED 

DOWNSTREAM ON THE WEST FORK OF THE DES MOINES RIVER.  INUNDATION MAY 

OCCUR IN UNDER AN HOUR.  



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.



LAT...LON 4325 9479 4325 9471 4333 9478 4332 9481



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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 142216

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

516 PM CDT WED MAR 14 2007



IAC063-142315-

EMMET IA-

516 PM CDT WED MAR 14 2007



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN EMMET COUNTY

UNTIL 615 PM CDT...



AT 515 PM CDT...EMMET COUNTY OFFICIALS INDICATED THAT THE ICE JAM 

SOUTH OF WALLINGFORD CONTINUES TO PRODUCE FLOODING ON THE WEST FORK 

OF THE DES MOINES RIVER...HOWEVER LITTLE RISE HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN 

THE PAST HOUR OR SO.  420TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST OF WALLINGFORD REMAINS 

UNDER WATER WITH WATER UP TO THE SHOULDER ON BURR OAK ROAD.  

ADDITIONAL RISES ARE STILL LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE ICE JAM 

PERSISTS.



SHOULD THE ICE JAM BREAK...VERY QUICK RISES CAN BE EXPECTED 

DOWNSTREAM ON THE WEST FORK OF THE DES MOINES RIVER.  INUNDATION MAY 

OCCUR IN UNDER AN HOUR.  



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.



LAT...LON 4325 9479 4325 9471 4333 9478 4332 9481



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