

000 

WGUS73 KDMX 070425

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1122 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008



IAC015-070515-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080507T0515Z/

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

BOONE IA-

1122 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR

NORTHERN BOONE COUNTY...



AT 1119 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE MORE THUNDERSTORMS POISED TO MOVE OVER THE WARNED AREA. 

EARLIER IN THE EVENING...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY 

MANAGEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE 

WARNED AREA. MANY BASEMENTS HAVE BEEN FLOODED AS WELL AS MANY CITY 

STREETS FLOODED OR CLOSED. A STORM SPOTTER REPORTED 3 INCHES OF RAIN 

IN THE CITY OF BOONE WITH THE FIRST ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOONE... 

PILOT MOUND...FRASER AND BOXHOLM.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT HOUR. 



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.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN DES

MOINES.



LAT...LON 4221 9417 4221 9371 4200 9371 4200 9417

TIME...MOT...LOC 0422Z 180DEG 0KT 4209 9394



$$



VACHALEK

