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WGUS73 KDMX 081928

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

224 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



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BLACK HAWK IA-

224 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



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

HAWK COUNTY...



AT 218 PM CDT...HIGH WATER FLOWS IN CREEKS AND STREAMS CONTINUE TO 

PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING NEAR DEWAR.  OTHER ROADS ARE BE AFFECTED BY 

HIGH WATER FROM RAINFALL EARLIER IN THE DAY.



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 1924Z 250DEG 43KT 4331 8932



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