

000 

WGUS53 KDMX 031131

FFWDMX

IAC049-153-031730-

/O.NEW.KDMX.FF.W.0022.080603T1131Z-080603T1730Z/

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



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

631 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DES MOINES...



* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT



* AT 627 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH

  FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ALTOONA...

  WOODWARD...POLK CITY...PERRY...JOHNSTON...GRIMES...DALLAS CENTER...

  BONDURANT AND ANKENY



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 4160 9425 4160 9429 4185 9429 4186 9335

      4160 9336 4160 9334 4151 9333 4151 9384

      4150 9384 4150 9424

TIME...MOT...LOC 1131Z 180DEG 0KT 4165 9359



$$



RUSSELL

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000 

WGUS53 KDMX 031131

FFWDMX

IAC049-153-031730-

/O.NEW.KDMX.FF.W.0022.080603T1131Z-080603T1730Z/

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



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

631 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DES MOINES...



* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT



* AT 627 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH

  FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ALTOONA...

  WOODWARD...POLK CITY...PERRY...JOHNSTON...GRIMES...DALLAS CENTER...

  BONDURANT AND ANKENY



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 4160 9425 4160 9429 4185 9429 4186 9335

      4160 9336 4160 9334 4151 9333 4151 9384

      4150 9384 4150 9424

TIME...MOT...LOC 1131Z 180DEG 0KT 4165 9359



$$



RUSSELL

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