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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL

916 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A LEVEE FAILURE IN...

  WEST CENTRAL JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ANAMOSA...



* UNTIL 315 AM CDT



* AT 916 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS THAT A LEVEE HAS 

FAILED ALONG THE WAPSIPINICON RIVER ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF 

ANAMOSA...BELOW THE COUNTY ROAD E-34 BRIDGE. LOCATIONS ON THE NORTH 

SIDE OF THE WAPSIPINICON RIVER...IN ANAMOSA...ARE EXPERIENCING FLASH 

FLOODING.



* AFFECTED LOCATIONS INCLUDE ANAMOSA



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.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF 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.



LAT...LON 4212 9128 4210 9125 4207 9124 4209 9130

      4211 9130



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