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WGUS73 KDMX 050611

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

107 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



IAC001-029-050945-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080605T0945Z/

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

ADAIR IA-CASS IA-

107 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR CASS

AND ADAIR COUNTIES...



AT 103 AM CDT...CASS COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED A POSSIBLE BRIDGE 

FAILURE...AND WATER OVER THE ROAD OVER HIGHWAY 92 NEAR CUMBERLAND. 



THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD SITUATION WITH POSSIBLE ROAD 

WASHOUTS AND EXTREMELY LIFE THREATENING. 

 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREENFIELD

AND ATLANTIC



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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.



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 4149 9515 4150 9425 4116 9425 4116 9515

TIME...MOT...LOC 0607Z 180DEG 0KT 4130 9499



$$



RUSSELL

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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 050611

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

107 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



IAC001-029-050945-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080605T0945Z/

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

ADAIR IA-CASS IA-

107 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR CASS

AND ADAIR COUNTIES...



AT 103 AM CDT...CASS COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED A POSSIBLE BRIDGE 

FAILURE...AND WATER OVER THE ROAD OVER HIGHWAY 92 NEAR CUMBERLAND. 



THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD SITUATION WITH POSSIBLE ROAD 

WASHOUTS AND EXTREMELY LIFE THREATENING. 

 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREENFIELD

AND ATLANTIC



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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.



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 4149 9515 4150 9425 4116 9425 4116 9515

TIME...MOT...LOC 0607Z 180DEG 0KT 4130 9499



$$



RUSSELL

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