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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1110 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  NORTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  NORTHERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FORT DODGE...



* UNTIL 515 AM CDT THURSDAY



* AT 1107 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            

  INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE      

  WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FORT DODGE

  AIRPORT...VINCENT...CLARE AND BADGER.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



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.



LAT...LON 4235 9347 4236 9441 4247 9441 4247 9445

      4265 9445 4264 9398 4256 9399 4255 9319

TIME...MOT...LOC 0410Z 180DEG 0KT 4255 9394



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