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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1207 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008



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MADISON IA-

1207 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008



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

MADISON COUNTY...



AT 1203 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT 

HEAVY SHOWERS HAVE EXITED MADISON COUNTY AND THAT VERY LITTLE 

RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...ONE TO AS 

MUCH AS THREE INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE WARNED AREA SINCE 10 AM 

AND RUN OFF FROM THIS RAIN MAY STILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY IN LOW LYING 

AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON..



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WINTERSET AND

EARLHAM



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.



LAT...LON 4135 9425 4150 9412 4151 9395 4150 9393

      4150 9391 4150 9390 4151 9380 4117 9380

      4116 9424

TIME...MOT...LOC 1707Z 180DEG 0KT 4133 9406



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