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WGUS73 KDMX 050234

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

929 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008



IAC003-175-050430-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080605T0430Z/

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

UNION IA-ADAMS IA-

929 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR

ADAMS AND UNION COUNTIES...



AT 925 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING 

ACROSS ADAMS COUNTY AND HEAVY RAINFALL OVER UNION COUNTY.



VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES 

ESTIMATED ACROSS THIS REGION. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS 

POSSIBLE TONIGHT.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING

FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.



LAT...LON 4093 9494 4116 9494 4116 9402 4093 9402

TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 180DEG 0KT 4100 9475



$$



DONAVON

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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 050234

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

929 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008



IAC003-175-050430-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080605T0430Z/

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

UNION IA-ADAMS IA-

929 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR

ADAMS AND UNION COUNTIES...



AT 925 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING 

ACROSS ADAMS COUNTY AND HEAVY RAINFALL OVER UNION COUNTY.



VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES 

ESTIMATED ACROSS THIS REGION. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS 

POSSIBLE TONIGHT.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING

FOR SOUTHERN IOWA.



LAT...LON 4093 9494 4116 9494 4116 9402 4093 9402

TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 180DEG 0KT 4100 9475



$$



DONAVON

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