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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 050804

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

302 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



IAC013-051315-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080605T1315Z/

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

BLACK HAWK IA-

302 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR BLACK

HAWK COUNTY...



AT 259 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED

AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

WATERLOO...HUDSON...EVANSDALE AND CEDAR FALLS.



FLOODING ALONG THE WOLFE  NEAR LA PORTE CITY IS POSSIBLE. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH 4AM. AFTER 4 AM...EVEN MORE VERY HEAVY RAIN 

PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING

FOR IOWA.



LAT...LON 4264 9209 4247 9209 4247 9207 4230 9207

      4230 9254 4264 9255

TIME...MOT...LOC 0802Z 180DEG 0KT 4241 9230



$$



RUSSELL

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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 050804

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

302 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



IAC013-051315-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080605T1315Z/

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

BLACK HAWK IA-

302 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR BLACK

HAWK COUNTY...



AT 259 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED

AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

WATERLOO...HUDSON...EVANSDALE AND CEDAR FALLS.



FLOODING ALONG THE WOLFE  NEAR LA PORTE CITY IS POSSIBLE. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH 4AM. AFTER 4 AM...EVEN MORE VERY HEAVY RAIN 

PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING

FOR IOWA.



LAT...LON 4264 9209 4247 9209 4247 9207 4230 9207

      4230 9254 4264 9255

TIME...MOT...LOC 0802Z 180DEG 0KT 4241 9230



$$



RUSSELL

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