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WGUS53 KDMX 240815

FFWDMX

IAC039-053-241415-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

310 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...

  NORTHERN DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...



* UNTIL 915 AM CDT.



* AT 306 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  MODERATE RAIN STILL FALLING IN THE WARNED AREA. THIS WARNING       

  EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS WARNING ALREADY IN EFFECT.



DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE 

COUNTY IN THE PAST SIX HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 

ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE. LEON IN SOUTHERN DECATUR COUNTY HAS RECEIVED 

.83 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT. 



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.



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 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 4102 9402 4103 9358 4083 9356

      4081 9357

TIME...MOT...LOC 0810Z 180DEG 0KT 4093 9382



$$



VACHALEK

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000 

WGUS53 KDMX 240815

FFWDMX

IAC039-053-241415-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

310 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...

  NORTHERN DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...



* UNTIL 915 AM CDT.



* AT 306 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  MODERATE RAIN STILL FALLING IN THE WARNED AREA. THIS WARNING       

  EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS WARNING ALREADY IN EFFECT.



DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE 

COUNTY IN THE PAST SIX HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 

ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE. LEON IN SOUTHERN DECATUR COUNTY HAS RECEIVED 

.83 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT. 



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.



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 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 4102 9402 4103 9358 4083 9356

      4081 9357

TIME...MOT...LOC 0810Z 180DEG 0KT 4093 9382



$$



VACHALEK

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