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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

330 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  HARDIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...



* UNTIL 930 AM CDT



* AT 327 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO        

  REPORT FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEBSTER

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



TRAINED SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED NEARLY FOUR TO 5 INCHES IN THE ALDEN 

AND IOWA FALLS AREAS...WITH THESE AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO BE QUITE 

COMMON CAUSING A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING 

SITUATION OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEBSTER 

CITY...SHEFFIELD...IOWA FALLS...WILLIAMS...KAMRAR...ALDEN AND HAMPTON



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS 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. STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN ALDEN.



IN ADDITION...DURING HEAVY RAINS HIGHWAY 65 NORTH OF HAMPTON IS 

PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE PUBLIC HAS REPORTED NUMEROUS GRAVEL 

ROADS HAVING BEEN WASHED OUT IN THE ACKLEY AREA. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 

SUNDAY MORNING. 



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.



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 4291 9304 4222 9303 4221 9393 4248 9392

      4248 9396 4256 9396 4255 9350 4291 9349

TIME...MOT...LOC 0830Z 180DEG 0KT 4245 9349



$$



RUSSELL

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IAC069-079-083-081430-

/O.NEW.KDMX.FF.W.0057.080608T0830Z-080608T1430Z/

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



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

330 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  HARDIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...



* UNTIL 930 AM CDT



* AT 327 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO        

  REPORT FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEBSTER

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



TRAINED SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED NEARLY FOUR TO 5 INCHES IN THE ALDEN 

AND IOWA FALLS AREAS...WITH THESE AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO BE QUITE 

COMMON CAUSING A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING 

SITUATION OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEBSTER 

CITY...SHEFFIELD...IOWA FALLS...WILLIAMS...KAMRAR...ALDEN AND HAMPTON



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS 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. STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN ALDEN.



IN ADDITION...DURING HEAVY RAINS HIGHWAY 65 NORTH OF HAMPTON IS 

PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING. THE PUBLIC HAS REPORTED NUMEROUS GRAVEL 

ROADS HAVING BEEN WASHED OUT IN THE ACKLEY AREA. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 

SUNDAY MORNING. 



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.



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 4291 9304 4222 9303 4221 9393 4248 9392

      4248 9396 4256 9396 4255 9350 4291 9349

TIME...MOT...LOC 0830Z 180DEG 0KT 4245 9349



$$



RUSSELL

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