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WGUS73 KDVN 230333

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL

1024 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007



IAC107-115-183-230915-

WASHINGTON IA-KEOKUK IA-LOUISA IA-

1035 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR

LOUISA...KEOKUK AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...



AT 1029 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

WIDESPREAD MODERATE...WITH A FEW POCKETS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...STILL 

MOVING EAST OVER THE WARNED AREA. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAINFALL MAY 

FALL THOUGH 130 AM. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN ON SATURATED SOILS WILL 

AGGRAVATE ANY ONGOING FLOODING SITUATIONS...OR CREATE NEW ONES.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WASHINGTON...

WELLMAN...SOUTH ENGLISH...COLUMBUS JUNCTION...WAPELLO...RICHMOND... 

KINROSS...HARPER AND DELTA. 



AT AROUND 8 PM CDT...COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED SUBSTANTIAL STREET 

FLOODING IN WASHINGTON AND WELLMAN.



FLASH FLOODING MEANS WATER WILL RISE RAPIDLY TO LEVELS CAUSING A 

THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING...ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING.



DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS. MOST FATALITIES OCCUR IN VEHICLES

SWEPT AWAY IN FLOOD WATERS AS SHALLOW AS 1 FOOT.



FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...HIGHWAYS AND STREETS...

UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IS LIKELY.



LAT...LON 4119 9232 4120 9235 4148 9234 4147 9172

      4129 9123 4114 9100



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