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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

156 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007



IAC161-221901-

SAC IA-

156 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SAC COUNTY...



LAT...LON 4256 9491 4256 9445 4247 9445 4246 9442

      4230 9443 4227 9485 4247 9485 4249 9492

TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 180DEG 0KT 4241 9471



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IAC025-222230-

CALHOUN IA-

151 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR

CALHOUN COUNTY...



AT 146 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED HIGHWAY 7 

SOUTHEAST OF MANSON WAS UNDER WATER DUE TO HEAVY RAIN THAT OCCURRED 

LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. ALSO...WATER WAS 

REPORTED IN BASEMENTS IN MANSON AS RAIN CONTINUES OVER THE WARNED 

AREA.



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

KNIERIM AND MANSON.



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.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 4256 9491 4256 9445 4247 9445 4246 9442

      4230 9443 4227 9485 4247 9485 4249 9492

TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 180DEG 0KT 4241 9471



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