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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

344 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2007



IAC039-053-159-173-175-071000-

DECATUR IA-RINGGOLD IA-TAYLOR IA-UNION IA-CLARKE IA-

344 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2007



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CLARKE...DECATUR...

RINGGOLD...TAYLOR AND UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 500 AM CDT...



AT 325 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AREA OF MODERATE RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR 

ESTIMATES AND AREA RAINFALL GAGES INDICATED THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVERNIGHT OVER MOST OF THE WARNING 

AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF 

TAYLOR...RINGGOLD...AND DECATUR COUNTIES.



ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TOWARD SUNRISE...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES 

POSSIBLE. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE 

ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. 



TWO COUNTY ROADS REMAIN CLOSED NORTH OF GRAND RIVER IN DECATUR 

COUNTY FROM OVERNIGHT FLASH FLOODING. LAW ENFORCEMENT ELSEWHERE IN 

THE WARNING AREA HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY NEW REPORTS OF FLASH 

FLOODING...BUT FLASH FLOODING MAY NOT BECOME APPARENT UNTIL AFTER 

SUNRISE...AND IS STILL LIKELY IF IT HAS NOT OCCURRED ALREADY.  



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 4058 9492 4058 9356 4116 9357 4116 9448

      4090 9448 4091 9493



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