

000 

WGUS73 KDMX 150401

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1056 PM CDT SUN OCT 14 2007



IAC029-150600-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071015T0600Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

CASS IA-

1056 PM CDT SUN OCT 14 2007



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

COUNTY...



AT 1054 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A BROAD AREA 

OF MODERATE INTENSITY RAINFALL OVER THE AREA THAT IS STILL FLASH 

FLOOD PRONE. MORE THAN  4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS 

NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CASS COUNTY THIS EVENING AND RAINFALL RATES OF 

ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR ARE STILL LIKELY THROUGH 1 AM.  LOCATIONS IN 

THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MARNE AND ANITA.



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT WATER HAS RECEDED OFF HIGHWAY 83 

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

ADDITIONAL LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTH TOWARD 

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

AM. 



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 0356Z 180DEG 0KT 4141 9481



$$



RUSSELL

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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 150401

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1056 PM CDT SUN OCT 14 2007



IAC029-150600-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071015T0600Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

CASS IA-

1056 PM CDT SUN OCT 14 2007



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

COUNTY...



AT 1054 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A BROAD AREA 

OF MODERATE INTENSITY RAINFALL OVER THE AREA THAT IS STILL FLASH 

FLOOD PRONE. MORE THAN  4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS 

NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CASS COUNTY THIS EVENING AND RAINFALL RATES OF 

ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR ARE STILL LIKELY THROUGH 1 AM.  LOCATIONS IN 

THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MARNE AND ANITA.



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT WATER HAS RECEDED OFF HIGHWAY 83 

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

ADDITIONAL LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTH TOWARD 

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

AM. 



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 0356Z 180DEG 0KT 4141 9481



$$



RUSSELL

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