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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

218 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007



IAC029-250745-

CASS IA-

218 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007



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

CDT...



AT 215 AM...CASS COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THE WATER  LEVELS 

ALONG SEVEN MILE CREEKS AT CUMBERLAND HAD RECEDED TO NORMAL LEVEL. 

HOWEVER THE PREVIOUS FLOODING COMPLETELY WASHED OUT A SEGMENT OF 

COUNTY ROAD N18 IN CUMBERLAND...LEAVING THE ROAD BLOCKED. 



IN ADDITION...A SEGMENT OF JACKSON ROAD NEAR ATLANTIC WAS STILL 

CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATER RUNNING OVER THE ROAD.  



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.



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 4118 9514 4118 9474 4150 9474 4150 9516



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