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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

733 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



IAC049-153-031730-

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POLK IA-DALLAS IA-

733 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR

DALLAS AND POLK COUNTIES...



AT 727 AM CDT...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS WAS PRODUCING 

FLASH FLOODING 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



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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TUESDAY

FOR IOWA.



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 1233Z 180DEG 0KT 4165 9359



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