

000 

WGUS53 KDMX 080645

FFWDMX

IAC187-081245-

/O.NEW.KDMX.FF.W.0056.080608T0643Z-080608T1245Z/

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



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

143 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WEBSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FORT DODGE...



* UNTIL 745 AM CDT



* AT 139 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED   

  TO INDICATE HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE    

  WARNED AREA. FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE CITY OF FORT  

  DODGE.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FORT DODGE

  AIRPORT...VINCENT...OTHO...MOORLAND...LEHIGH...DUNCOMBE...CLARE...

  CALLENDER...BARNUM AND BADGER.



ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS LARGELY ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA FOR 

NOW...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE 

AS THE RAIN BEGINS AGAIN AS AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES EAST OUT 

OF NEBRASKA.



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.



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 FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 4264 9397 4247 9397 4247 9393 4243 9394

      4221 9394 4221 9441 4247 9441 4247 9445

      4265 9445 4265 9400

TIME...MOT...LOC 0643Z 180DEG 0KT 4233 9420



$$



RUSSELL

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000 

WGUS53 KDMX 080645

FFWDMX

IAC187-081245-

/O.NEW.KDMX.FF.W.0056.080608T0643Z-080608T1245Z/

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



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

143 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WEBSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FORT DODGE...



* UNTIL 745 AM CDT



* AT 139 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED   

  TO INDICATE HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE    

  WARNED AREA. FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE CITY OF FORT  

  DODGE.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FORT DODGE

  AIRPORT...VINCENT...OTHO...MOORLAND...LEHIGH...DUNCOMBE...CLARE...

  CALLENDER...BARNUM AND BADGER.



ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS LARGELY ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA FOR 

NOW...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE 

AS THE RAIN BEGINS AGAIN AS AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES EAST OUT 

OF NEBRASKA.



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.



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 FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 4264 9397 4247 9397 4247 9393 4243 9394

      4221 9394 4221 9441 4247 9441 4247 9445

      4265 9445 4265 9400

TIME...MOT...LOC 0643Z 180DEG 0KT 4233 9420



$$



RUSSELL

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