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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

928 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007



IAC147-181915-

PALO ALTO IA-

928 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR PALO

ALTO COUNTY...



AT 925 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 

STREETS IN LOW LYING AREAS WERE STILL FLOODED IN EMMETSBURG. 

HOWEVER...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT THE 

HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED.  



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

EMMETSBURG...CYLINDER...AYRSHIRE AND RODMAN.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS OTHER POOR 

DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4325 9492 4325 9471 4318 9446 4291 9445

      4298 9492

TIME...MOT...LOC 1428Z 180DEG 0KT 4310 9473



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