

000 

WGUS73 KDMX 222128

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

427 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007



IAC025-222230-

CALHOUN IA-

427 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007



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

CALHOUN COUNTY...



AT 423 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA WITH NUMEROUS SECONDARY ROADS STILL 

CLOSED OR IN VERY POOR SHAPE. WITH MORE RAIN FALLING IN THE AREA 

NOW...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MANSON



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.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS 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.



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

      4230 9443 4227 9485 4247 9485 4249 9492

TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 180DEG 0KT 4241 9471



$$



VACHALEK

