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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

550 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



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LUCAS IA-CLARKE IA-MARION IA-WARREN IA-

550 PM CDT SUN JUN 8 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR

WARREN...MARION...CLARKE AND LUCAS COUNTIES...



AT 543 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED HIGHWAY T14 

NORTH OF PELLA ALONG THE JASPER AND MARIAN COUNTY LINE...2 FEET OF 

WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROAD.   



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

PLEASANTVILLE...PELLA...NORWALK...KNOXVILLE...INDIANOLA AND CARLISLE



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ABOUT 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



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 9402 4116 9380 4151 9380 4151 9343

      4149 9333 4151 9330 4151 9287 4116 9288

      4116 9310 4090 9310 4090 9402

TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 180DEG 0KT 4119 9345



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