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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

911 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008



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CRAWFORD IA-

911 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008



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

CRAWFORD COUNTY...



AT 906 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA...MAINLY SOUTHWEST OF DENISON.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DOW 

CITY...BUCK GROVE AND MANILLA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.  BUCK CREEK...MILL CREEK AND MOSER 

CREEK COULD FLOOD.



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.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT

WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHWESTERN IOWA.



LAT...LON 4220 9567 4220 9510 4187 9510 4187 9568

TIME...MOT...LOC 1411Z 180DEG 0KT 4204 9546



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