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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

104 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2008



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HAMILTON IA-HARDIN IA-

104 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR

HARDIN AND NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES...



AT 1259 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING 

IN THE ALDEN AREA OF HAMILTON COUNTY...WITH 12 INCHES OF WATER 

RUNNING OVER COUNTY ROAD D20 IN THE 18000 BLOCK. REPORTS INDICATE 

THAT FLOODING IS LIMITED IN NORTHEAST HAMILTON COUNTY 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO IOWA FALLS



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

THE WARNED AREA DURING THE NEXT AREA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST 

TWO THIRDS OF HARDIN COUNTY.



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 4256 9376 4255 9303 4247 9303 4246 9302

      4229 9300 4229 9347 4237 9376

TIME...MOT...LOC 0604Z 180DEG 0KT 4247 9336



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