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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

952 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



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CERRO GORDO IA-

952 AM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR CERRO

GORDO COUNTY...



AT 930 AM...CERRO GORDO COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT A 

LEVEE ON THE WINNEBAGO RIVER FAILED ALONG NORTH HAMPSHIRE AVE IN 

NORTHEAST MASON CITY. THE END RESULT IS A VERY SERIOUS AND MAJOR 

FLASH FLOOD OF A SUBDIVISION IN THAT AREA.  



MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.





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.



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 4324 9350 4325 9303 4291 9304 4292 9349

TIME...MOT...LOC 1452Z 180DEG 0KT 4307 9325



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