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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

812 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007



IAC197-200515-

WRIGHT IA-

812 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN WRIGHT COUNTY...



AT 806 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT SOME 

FLOODING MAY STILL BE OCCURRING IN THE COUNTY OVER THE WARNED AREA. 

THEY ALSO REPORT THAT CLARION STREETS HAVE CLEARED. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CLARION



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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

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

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 4268 9398 4280 9350 4256 9350 4257 9398

TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 180DEG 0KT 4269 9370



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