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WGUS73 KDMX 120653

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

153 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008



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MADISON IA-

153 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT FOR

MADISON COUNTY...



AT 149 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A

THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

EARLHAM...WINTERSET...EAST PERU AND TRURO



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA OVERNIGHT.



AT 149 AM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT SOME COUNTY ROADS WERE 

BEGINNING TO 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.



LAT...LON 4150 9425 4150 9391 4151 9380 4116 9380

      4116 9424

TIME...MOT...LOC 0653Z 180DEG 0KT 4140 9398



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