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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1157 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008



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CRAWFORD IA-

1157 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR

CRAWFORD COUNTY...



AT 1156 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A 

THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. HIGHWAY 

30 IS FLOODED SOUTHWEST OF DOW CITY AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 141 ARE 

FLOODED OVER THE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO 

MOVE ACROSS THE COUNTY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DENISON



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR

SOUTHWESTERN IOWA.



LAT...LON 4221 9568 4221 9510 4208 9510 4186 9510

      4186 9567

TIME...MOT...LOC 0457Z 180DEG 0KT 4200 9553



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