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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 060528

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1226 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008



IAC015-049-153-169-061015-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080606T1015Z/

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

BOONE IA-STORY IA-POLK IA-DALLAS IA-

1226 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008



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

EASTERN DALLAS...POLK...STORY AND EASTERN BOONE COUNTIES...



AT 1222 AM CDT...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING CONTINUED ACROSS 

THE WARNED AREA.



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

STORY CITY...POLK CITY...NEVADA...MADRID...HUXLEY...ANKENY AND AMES



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH 130 AM CDT. SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING CONTINUES 

TO OCCUR ACROSS THE DES MOINES METRO AREA...DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOOD 

WATERS. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. FLASH FLOOD WATERS CAN RISE VERY QUICKLY. 



WALNUT CREEK AT 63RD STREET CONTINUES TO RISE QUICKLY AND IS 

EXPECTED TO CREST LATER TODAY AT AROUND 17 FEET. 



SEVERAL REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN 

THE DES MOINES METRO AREA...INCLUDING AREAS ALONG FLEUR DRIVE SOUTH 

OF ARMY POST ROAD AND NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 28 AND 5 

ALONG THE SOUTHERN BYPASS. REPORTS OF MANHOLE COVERS HAVE BEEN BLOWN 

OFF WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF FLOODING ON GRAND AVENUE NEAR 31ST TO 

43RD STREET. 





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.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR

WESTERN IOWA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT

FRIDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN IOWA.



LAT...LON 4186 9325 4186 9335 4160 9336 4160 9333

      4151 9334 4151 9384 4150 9384 4150 9393

      4151 9407 4220 9382 4221 9324 4192 9323

TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 180DEG 0KT 4170 9352



$$



LEE

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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 060528

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1226 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008



IAC015-049-153-169-061015-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080606T1015Z/

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

BOONE IA-STORY IA-POLK IA-DALLAS IA-

1226 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2008



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

EASTERN DALLAS...POLK...STORY AND EASTERN BOONE COUNTIES...



AT 1222 AM CDT...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING CONTINUED ACROSS 

THE WARNED AREA.



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

STORY CITY...POLK CITY...NEVADA...MADRID...HUXLEY...ANKENY AND AMES



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH 130 AM CDT. SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING CONTINUES 

TO OCCUR ACROSS THE DES MOINES METRO AREA...DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOOD 

WATERS. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. FLASH FLOOD WATERS CAN RISE VERY QUICKLY. 



WALNUT CREEK AT 63RD STREET CONTINUES TO RISE QUICKLY AND IS 

EXPECTED TO CREST LATER TODAY AT AROUND 17 FEET. 



SEVERAL REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN 

THE DES MOINES METRO AREA...INCLUDING AREAS ALONG FLEUR DRIVE SOUTH 

OF ARMY POST ROAD AND NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 28 AND 5 

ALONG THE SOUTHERN BYPASS. REPORTS OF MANHOLE COVERS HAVE BEEN BLOWN 

OFF WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF FLOODING ON GRAND AVENUE NEAR 31ST TO 

43RD STREET. 





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.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR

WESTERN IOWA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT

FRIDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN IOWA.



LAT...LON 4186 9325 4186 9335 4160 9336 4160 9333

      4151 9334 4151 9384 4150 9384 4150 9393

      4151 9407 4220 9382 4221 9324 4192 9323

TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 180DEG 0KT 4170 9352



$$



LEE

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