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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

102 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008



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SAC IA-CALHOUN IA-CARROLL IA-GREENE IA-

102 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CDT FOR

WESTERN GREENE...CARROLL...CALHOUN AND SAC COUNTIES...



AT 101 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A 

THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. WATER 

WAS OVER HIGHWAY 71 4 MILES NORTH OF CARROLL. WATER WAS REPORTED 2 

FEET DEEP OVER HIGHWAY 4 NORTH OF FARLIN.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAC CITY...

ROCKWELL CITY...ODEBOLT...MANSON...LAKE VIEW...LAKE CITY...GLIDDEN

AND CARROLL



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

WARNED AREA. THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN DEVELOPING TO THE WEST AND WILL 

MOVE EAST INTO 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 4256 9446 4247 9445 4247 9441 4186 9439

      4186 9509 4221 9510 4221 9534 4248 9534

      4247 9539 4256 9540

TIME...MOT...LOC 0602Z 180DEG 0KT 4198 9483



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