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WGUS73 KDMX 140949

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

444 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2008



IAC153-141445-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0101.000000T0000Z-080614T1445Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

POLK IA-

444 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN POLK COUNTY...



AT 438 AM CDT...POLK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUED TO 

REPORTED A 50 FOOT WIDE LEVEE BREACH ALONG THE DES MOINES RIVER IN 

DES MOINES NEAR BIRDLAND PARK BETWEEN 6TH AVENUE AND NEW YORK AVENUE.



A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN PLACE FROM SAYLOR ROAD AND RIVER AND 

NORTH TO BECKWITH AVE. THOSE EVACUATING SHOULD GO TO HARDING MIDDLE 

SCHOOL AT 203 EAST EUCLID. THOSE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION SHOULD GO TO 

UNION PARK. LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE REPORTING THAT UP TO 4 FEET OF WATER 

HAS ALREADY BEEN ENCOUNTERED.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE THE BIRDLAND PARK AREA.



TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN THE VICINITY OF THIS AREA 

WATER WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY RISE IN THIS AREA.



LAT...LON 4158 9380 4158 9379 4159 9379 4160 9380

      4171 9381 4171 9346 4151 9345 4152 9380

TIME...MOT...LOC 0944Z 180DEG 0KT 4163 9365



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