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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

407 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008



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POLK IA-

407 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008



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

COUNTY...



AT 406 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MOST 

UNAFFECTED BY FLOOD WATER...HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM FIELDS MAY STILL 

THREATEN SOME SECONDARY ROADS AROUND THE COUNTY. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO POLK CITY...

JOHNSTON...BONDURANT AND ANKENY



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 4151 9343 4151 9380 4159 9379 4160 9382

      4186 9382 4186 9335 4160 9336 4160 9333

      4149 9333 4149 9340

TIME...MOT...LOC 0907Z 180DEG 0KT 4167 9358



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