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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1001 PM CDT SUN OCT 14 2007



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CASS IA-

1001 PM CDT SUN OCT 14 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR CASS

COUNTY...



AT 954 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS CASS COUNTY. LOCAL 

LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT WATER HAS RECEDED OFF HIGHWAY 83 WHERE 

RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY. HOWEVER...WITH 

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTH TOWARD CASS 

COUNTY...FLASH FLOODING COULD RAPIDLY DEVELOP AGAIN THROUGH 1 AM. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

MARNE...ANITA...CUMBERLAND...GRISWOLD AND ATLANTIC.



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.



LAT...LON 4151 9471 4129 9471 4117 9516 4150 9516

TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 180DEG 0KT 4141 9481



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