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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA

1134 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...

  MONONA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...



* UNTIL 130 AM CDT



* AT 1131 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            

  INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

WHITING...  UTE...PISGAH...ONAWA...MOORHEAD AND MONDAMIN.



RAIN UPWARDS OF 1.25 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS WESTERN MONONA COUNTY 

OVER THE LAST HOUR.  AREA CREEKS THAT WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED 

INCLUDE MCNEIL DITCH...AND MONONA HARRISON DITCH.  RAIN UPWARDS OF 2 

TO 2.5 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS A LARGE AREA OF CENTRAL HARRISON 

COUNTY OVER THE LAST HOUR.  AREA CREEKS THAT WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED 

INCLUDE HONEY...TIMBER...EUCLID...HOG...WILLOW...FISH LAKE...OLD 

SOLDIER RIVER DITCH...HARRIS GROVE...AND SIXMILE.  ALL OF THESE 

CREEKS WILL LIKELY SEE SUBSTANTIAL RISES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF 

HOURS. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS ALREADY

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

IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU LIVE ALONG A STREAM OR A CREEK IN THE AFFECTED

AREA...TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.



DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF AN

UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT...OR BY AUTOMOBILE.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY AND

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

AS LITTLE AS SIX INCHES OF QUICKLY FLOWING WATER CAN CAUSE YOU TO

LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. THIS INCLUDES PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT

UTILITY VEHICLES.



LAT...LON 4155 9602 4152 9597 4153 9563 4185 9558

      4186 9569 4220 9574 4220 9620



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JR

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000 

WGUS53 KOAX 060438

FFWOAX

IAC085-133-060630-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA

1134 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...

  MONONA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...



* UNTIL 130 AM CDT



* AT 1131 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            

  INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

WHITING...  UTE...PISGAH...ONAWA...MOORHEAD AND MONDAMIN.



RAIN UPWARDS OF 1.25 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS WESTERN MONONA COUNTY 

OVER THE LAST HOUR.  AREA CREEKS THAT WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED 

INCLUDE MCNEIL DITCH...AND MONONA HARRISON DITCH.  RAIN UPWARDS OF 2 

TO 2.5 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS A LARGE AREA OF CENTRAL HARRISON 

COUNTY OVER THE LAST HOUR.  AREA CREEKS THAT WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED 

INCLUDE HONEY...TIMBER...EUCLID...HOG...WILLOW...FISH LAKE...OLD 

SOLDIER RIVER DITCH...HARRIS GROVE...AND SIXMILE.  ALL OF THESE 

CREEKS WILL LIKELY SEE SUBSTANTIAL RISES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF 

HOURS. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS ALREADY

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

IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU LIVE ALONG A STREAM OR A CREEK IN THE AFFECTED

AREA...TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.



DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF AN

UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT...OR BY AUTOMOBILE.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY AND

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

AS LITTLE AS SIX INCHES OF QUICKLY FLOWING WATER CAN CAUSE YOU TO

LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. THIS INCLUDES PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT

UTILITY VEHICLES.



LAT...LON 4155 9602 4152 9597 4153 9563 4185 9558

      4186 9569 4220 9574 4220 9620



$$



JR

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