

000 

WGUS73 KDMX 300851

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

350 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008



IAC013-075-083-127-171-301300-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080530T1300Z/

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

BLACK HAWK IA-HARDIN IA-GRUNDY IA-TAMA IA-MARSHALL IA-

350 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR

MARSHALL...TAMA...GRUNDY...EASTERN HARDIN AND BLACK HAWK COUNTIES...



AT 345 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED

AREA.



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

REINBECK...LA PORTE CITY...HUDSON...GRUNDY CENTER...EVANSDALE...

ELDORA...CONRAD AND CEDAR FALLS



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH ARE 

POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN FALL 

WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD.



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 4230 9206 4229 9230 4186 9230 4187 9324

      4255 9326 4254 9208

TIME...MOT...LOC 0850Z 180DEG 0KT 4220 9282



$$



DONAVON

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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 300851

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

350 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008



IAC013-075-083-127-171-301300-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080530T1300Z/

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

BLACK HAWK IA-HARDIN IA-GRUNDY IA-TAMA IA-MARSHALL IA-

350 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR

MARSHALL...TAMA...GRUNDY...EASTERN HARDIN AND BLACK HAWK COUNTIES...



AT 345 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED

AREA.



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

REINBECK...LA PORTE CITY...HUDSON...GRUNDY CENTER...EVANSDALE...

ELDORA...CONRAD AND CEDAR FALLS



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH ARE 

POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN FALL 

WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD.



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 4230 9206 4229 9230 4186 9230 4187 9324

      4255 9326 4254 9208

TIME...MOT...LOC 0850Z 180DEG 0KT 4220 9282



$$



DONAVON

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