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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1018 AM CDT MON AUG 20 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  WEBSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FORT DODGE...

  SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...

  SOUTHERN POCAHONTAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA...

  CALHOUN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...

  NORTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...



* UNTIL 215 PM CDT



* AT 1016 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROCKWELL   

CITY...MANSON...BARNUM...MOORLAND...FORT DODGE. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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 4270 9397 4221 9394 4219 9388 4221 9371

      4200 9371 4223 9478 4268 9483

TIME...MOT...LOC 1518Z 180DEG 0KT 4240 9464



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TEACHOUT/BROCK

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000 

WGUS53 KDMX 201523

FFWDMX

IAC015-025-073-091-151-187-201915-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1018 AM CDT MON AUG 20 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  WEBSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FORT DODGE...

  SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...

  SOUTHERN POCAHONTAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA...

  CALHOUN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...

  NORTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...



* UNTIL 215 PM CDT



* AT 1016 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROCKWELL   

CITY...MANSON...BARNUM...MOORLAND...FORT DODGE. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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 4270 9397 4221 9394 4219 9388 4221 9371

      4200 9371 4223 9478 4268 9483

TIME...MOT...LOC 1518Z 180DEG 0KT 4240 9464



$$



TEACHOUT/BROCK

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