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WGUS73 KDMX 051146

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

646 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



IAC013-051315-

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

BLACK HAWK IA-

646 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



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

HAWK COUNTY...



AT 644 AM CDT...MODERATE RAINFALL AGGRAVATING LAST NIGHTS FLASH 

FLOODING WAS OCCURRING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WATERLOO...

HUDSON...EVANSDALE AND CEDAR FALLS



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.



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.



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

      4230 9254 4264 9255

TIME...MOT...LOC 1146Z 180DEG 0KT 4241 9230



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