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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

231 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008



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CRAWFORD IA-

231 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008



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

CRAWFORD COUNTY...



AT 230 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGINNING TO MOVE TO THE SOUTH 

AND EAST OF THE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE QUARTER 

OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE



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



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.



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

      4186 9567

TIME...MOT...LOC 0731Z 180DEG 0KT 4200 9553



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