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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 300814

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

312 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008



IAC025-027-073-161-301045-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080530T1045Z/

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

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

312 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 308 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE RAIN WERE GRADUALLY 

DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO ONE QUARTER 

OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL 

WILL CONTINUE.



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

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

AND CARROLL



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 4256 9446 4247 9445 4247 9441 4186 9439

      4186 9509 4221 9510 4221 9534 4248 9534

      4247 9539 4256 9540

TIME...MOT...LOC 0812Z 180DEG 0KT 4198 9483



$$



DONAVON

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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 300814

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

312 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008



IAC025-027-073-161-301045-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080530T1045Z/

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

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

312 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 308 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE RAIN WERE GRADUALLY 

DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO ONE QUARTER 

OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL 

WILL CONTINUE.



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

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

AND CARROLL



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 4256 9446 4247 9445 4247 9441 4186 9439

      4186 9509 4221 9510 4221 9534 4248 9534

      4247 9539 4256 9540

TIME...MOT...LOC 0812Z 180DEG 0KT 4198 9483



$$



DONAVON

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