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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1215 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007



IAC073-151-201725-

POCAHONTAS IA-GREENE IA-

1215 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN GREENE AND

SOUTHERN POCAHONTAS COUNTIES...



LAT...LON 4256 9446 4269 9445 4270 9397 4248 9397

      4248 9396 4221 9394 4219 9386 4221 9371

      4200 9371 4210 9416 4221 9417 4223 9478

      4256 9482

TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 180DEG 0KT 4240 9464



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IAC015-025-091-187-201915-

WEBSTER IA-CALHOUN IA-BOONE IA-HUMBOLDT IA-

1215 PM CDT MON AUG 20 2007



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

SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT...NORTHERN BOONE...CALHOUN AND WEBSTER COUNTIES...



AT 1214 PM CDT...HUMBOLDT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED ROADS CLOSED 

DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL SOUTHWEST OF DAKOTA CITY...GEORGIA TO 260TH 

AND GEORGIA TO 240TH AND SOUTHEAST OF GILMORE CITY...250TH TO BURCH 

AND 250TH TO COLORADO.  THE HEAVIER RAIN IS EAST OF THE AREA. 



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

FORT DODGE...GILMORE CITY AND WEBSTER CITY.



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.



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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN DES

MOINES.



LAT...LON 4256 9446 4269 9445 4270 9397 4248 9397

      4248 9396 4221 9394 4219 9386 4221 9371

      4200 9371 4210 9416 4221 9417 4223 9478

      4256 9482

TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 180DEG 0KT 4240 9464



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