

000 

WGUS73 KDMX 050511

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1159 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008



IAC069-091-197-051015-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080605T1015Z/

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

WRIGHT IA-FRANKLIN IA-HUMBOLDT IA-

1159 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR

HUMBOLDT...FRANKLIN AND WRIGHT COUNTIES...



AT 1154 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH

FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DAKOTA

CITY...HUMBOLDT...SHEFFIELD...HAMPTON...CLARION AND BELMOND



AT 1154 PM...BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED WATER UP TO A RESIDENTIAL 

DOOR...WITH BASEMENT FLOODING WITH UP TO A FOOT OF WATER IN 

EAGLE GOVE.  



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.



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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING

FOR IOWA.



LAT...LON 4291 9303 4255 9303 4256 9398 4265 9397

      4265 9445 4291 9446

TIME...MOT...LOC 0459Z 180DEG 0KT 4272 9373



$$



RUSSELL

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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 050511

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1159 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008



IAC069-091-197-051015-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080605T1015Z/

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

WRIGHT IA-FRANKLIN IA-HUMBOLDT IA-

1159 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR

HUMBOLDT...FRANKLIN AND WRIGHT COUNTIES...



AT 1154 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH

FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DAKOTA

CITY...HUMBOLDT...SHEFFIELD...HAMPTON...CLARION AND BELMOND



AT 1154 PM...BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED WATER UP TO A RESIDENTIAL 

DOOR...WITH BASEMENT FLOODING WITH UP TO A FOOT OF WATER IN 

EAGLE GOVE.  



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.



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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING

FOR IOWA.



LAT...LON 4291 9303 4255 9303 4256 9398 4265 9397

      4265 9445 4291 9446

TIME...MOT...LOC 0459Z 180DEG 0KT 4272 9373



$$



RUSSELL

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