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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

718 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008



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CRAWFORD IA-

718 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR

CRAWFORD COUNTY...



AT 710 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE WAVES OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE 

WARNED AREA.  RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW THAT THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN 

MAY HAVE FALLEN IN TWO HOURS OR LESS ALONG AND SOUTH OF DOW CITY AND 

BUCK GROVE...INCLUDING BUCK CREEK...MILL CREEK AND MOSER CREEK.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

DENISON...WESTSIDE...VAIL...SCHLESWIG...RICKETTS...KIRON...DELOIT 

AND CHARTER OAK.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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 4220 9567 4220 9510 4187 9510 4187 9568

TIME...MOT...LOC 1214Z 180DEG 0KT 4204 9546



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