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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

112 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



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MADISON IA-WARREN IA-

112 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR

WARREN AND MADISON COUNTIES...



AT 1258 PM CDT...NUMEROUS STREAMS AND SMALL CREEKS REMAIN OUT OF 

THEIR BANKS ALTHOUGH MUCH OF THE STREET FLOODING HAS SUBSIDED.  THE 

SMALLER TRIBUTARIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING AS WATER IS 

ROUTED TOWARD THE LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NORWALK...

EARLHAM AND CARLISLE



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 4116 9425 4150 9424 4150 9391 4151 9384

      4151 9343 4149 9340 4150 9337 4149 9333

      4122 9334

TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 180DEG 0KT 4144 9385



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