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WGUS73 KDMX 081805

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1259 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



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BLACK HAWK IA-

1259 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR BLACK

HAWK COUNTY...



AT 1258 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE LAST 12 TO 24 HOURS WAS 

PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. 



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 4231 9251 4263 9251 4264 9231 4264 9230

      4264 9215 4264 9209 4233 9209

TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 250DEG 43KT 4297 9063



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