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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

805 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



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MARION IA-

805 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR

MARION COUNTY...



AT 800 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

ESTIMATED ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN OVER ALREADY SATURATED SOILS 

...PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PLEASANTVILLE

AND PELLA



LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...HOWEVER RUNOFF 

FROM EARLY MORNING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING ALONG AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS...AND MAY THREATEN MANY 

ROADS. 



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.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TUESDAY

FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.



LAT...LON 4116 9333 4151 9333 4151 9288 4116 9288

TIME...MOT...LOC 1305Z 180DEG 0KT 4132 9312



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