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WGUS73 KDMX 220356

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1052 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007



IAC069-091-151-197-220730-

POCAHONTAS IA-WRIGHT IA-FRANKLIN IA-HUMBOLDT IA-

1052 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT FOR 

HUMBOLDT...FRANKLIN...WRIGHT AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES...



AT 1048 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS FROM VARIOUS 

COUNTIES REPORTED VARIOUS FLOODING PROBLEMS AND ROAD CLOSINGS.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS FLOODING SITUATION AND EXTREME SHOULD BE USED.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING

FOR NORTHERN IOWA.



LAT...LON 4289 9486 4289 9303 4259 9306 4265 9390

      4266 9490

TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 269DEG 35KT 4278 9295



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FORSTER

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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 220357 CCA

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1052 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007



IAC069-091-151-197-220730-

POCAHONTAS IA-WRIGHT IA-FRANKLIN IA-HUMBOLDT IA-

1052 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT FOR 

HUMBOLDT...FRANKLIN...WRIGHT AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES...



AT 1048 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS FROM VARIOUS 

COUNTIES REPORTED VARIOUS FLOODING PROBLEMS AND ROAD CLOSINGS. THIS 

IS A DANGEROUS FLOODING SITUATION AND EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE USED.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING

FOR NORTHERN IOWA.



LAT...LON 4289 9486 4289 9303 4259 9306 4265 9390

      4266 9490

TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 269DEG 35KT 4278 9295



$$



FORSTER

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