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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

451 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CERRO GORDO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MASON CITY...



* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT



* AT 444 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER 

THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CLEAR LAKE



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO ADDITIONAL INCHES ARE 

POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA IN ADDITION TO OVER FOUR INCHES OF 

RAINFALL THAT HIT THE AREA LATE LAST NINTH INTO THE MORNING HOURS.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT 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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN DES

MOINES.



LAT...LON 4325 9350 4325 9335 4325 9334 4325 9333

      4326 9303 4291 9302 4292 9349 4300 9350

TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 180DEG 0KT 4309 9327



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