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WGUS73 KDMX 031453

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

951 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



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STORY IA-

951 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR

STORY COUNTY...



AT 947 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA WITH SOME COUNTY GRAVEL ROADS STILL 

CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AND RUNNING WATER. THE WATER PROBLEMS EARLIER 

REPORTED IN URBAN LOCATIONS HAVE ENDED. 



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 9370 4220 9371 4221 9325 4187 9323

TIME...MOT...LOC 1451Z 180DEG 0KT 4202 9347



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