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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

850 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



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TAMA IA-

850 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CDT FOR TAMA

COUNTY...



AT 847 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THAT THE RAINFALL HAD LET UP OVER THE WARNED AREA...BUT 

FLASH FLOODING IS STILL LIKELY WITH THE PREVIOUS RAINFALL. 



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

LINCOLN...GLADBROOK...GARWIN AND CLUTIER.



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 4186 9277 4229 9278 4229 9232 4187 9231

TIME...MOT...LOC 1350Z 180DEG 0KT 4203 9256



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