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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

107 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007



IAC039-053-240815-

DECATUR IA-CLARKE IA-

107 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN CLARKE AND NORTHERN DECATUR COUNTIES...



AT 104 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES 

THAT MODERATE RAIN IS FALLING OVER THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER 

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CROSSING THE WARNED AREA FOR 

THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS.  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY IN 

SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES 2 TO 4 

INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE COUNTY IN THE PAST FOUR HOURS. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE.



AMATEUR RADIO REPORTS A CAR STRANDED 1 MILE SOUTH OF MURRAY DUE TO 

HIGH WATER OVER COUNTY ROADS. THEY ALSO REPORT SEVERAL INCHES OF 

WATER FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 69 SOUTH OF OSCEOLA...WITH CARS STRANDED 

IN OSCEOLA AROUND 1045 PM CDT THURSDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED 

FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOODBURN



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



LAT...LON 4079 9401 4098 9402 4102 9402 4103 9358

      4083 9356 4081 9357

TIME...MOT...LOC 0607Z 180DEG 0KT 4093 9382



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WGUS73 KDMX 240610

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

107 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007



IAC039-053-240815-

DECATUR IA-CLARKE IA-

107 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN CLARKE AND NORTHERN DECATUR COUNTIES...



AT 104 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES 

THAT MODERATE RAIN IS FALLING OVER THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER 

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CROSSING THE WARNED AREA FOR 

THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS.  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY IN 

SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES 2 TO 4 

INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE COUNTY IN THE PAST FOUR HOURS. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE.



AMATEUR RADIO REPORTS A CAR STRANDED 1 MILE SOUTH OF MURRAY DUE TO 

HIGH WATER OVER COUNTY ROADS. THEY ALSO REPORT SEVERAL INCHES OF 

WATER FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 69 SOUTH OF OSCEOLA...WITH CARS STRANDED 

IN OSCEOLA AROUND 1045 PM CDT THURSDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED 

FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOODBURN



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



LAT...LON 4079 9401 4098 9402 4102 9402 4103 9358

      4083 9356 4081 9357

TIME...MOT...LOC 0607Z 180DEG 0KT 4093 9382



$$



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