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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1117 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007



IAC029-250745-

CASS IA-

1117 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CASS COUNTY UNTIL 245 AM

CDT...



AT 1115 PM CDT...CASS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS 

CONTINUED TO INDICATE FLASH FLOODING NEAR CUMBERLAND AND ATLANTIC.  

COUNTY ROAD N28 WAS TOTALLY WASHED OUT JUST SOUTH OF CUMBERLAND 

WHICH RESULTED IN A GAS MAIN BREAK.  JACKSON ROAD JUST SOUTHEAST OF 

ATLANTIC NEAR THE CASS COUNTY LANDFILL WAS CLOSED DUE TO WATER 

FLOWING OVER THE ROAD.



ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL RAINS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL AT LEAST THE EARLY 

MORNING HOURS...THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.  

AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES HAVE INDICATED THAT OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN OVER MUCH OF CASS COUNTY SINCE MIDNIGHT.



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.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR

OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 4118 9514 4118 9474 4150 9474 4150 9516



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