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WGUS73 KDMX 080543

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1241 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



IAC069-079-083-080815-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0051.000000T0000Z-080608T0815Z/

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

FRANKLIN IA-HAMILTON IA-HARDIN IA-

1241 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR

HARDIN...HAMILTON AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...



AT 1239 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A

THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLOODING SITUATION. 



AT 1242 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO  

REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA...WITH NUMEROUS ROADS 

UNDER WATER OR WASHED OUT. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 35 

NEAR MILE MARKER 141 AND HWY 65 8 MILES SOUTH OF HAMPTON. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEBSTER

CITY...SHEFFIELD...IOWA FALLS AND HAMPTON



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA OVERNIGHT.



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.



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR

IOWA.



LAT...LON 4290 9303 4222 9302 4221 9393 4248 9392

      4249 9397 4255 9397 4255 9349 4290 9349

TIME...MOT...LOC 0541Z 180DEG 0KT 4243 9343



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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 080543

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1241 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



IAC069-079-083-080815-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0051.000000T0000Z-080608T0815Z/

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

FRANKLIN IA-HAMILTON IA-HARDIN IA-

1241 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR

HARDIN...HAMILTON AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...



AT 1239 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A

THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLOODING SITUATION. 



AT 1242 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO  

REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA...WITH NUMEROUS ROADS 

UNDER WATER OR WASHED OUT. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 35 

NEAR MILE MARKER 141 AND HWY 65 8 MILES SOUTH OF HAMPTON. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEBSTER

CITY...SHEFFIELD...IOWA FALLS AND HAMPTON



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA OVERNIGHT.



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.



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR

IOWA.



LAT...LON 4290 9303 4222 9302 4221 9393 4248 9392

      4249 9397 4255 9397 4255 9349 4290 9349

TIME...MOT...LOC 0541Z 180DEG 0KT 4243 9343



$$



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