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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 141355

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

854 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-

854 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2008



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

SOUTHERN POLK COUNTY...



AT 845 AM...A LEVEE BREACH ALONG THE DES MOINES RIVER IN DES MOINES 

NEAR BIRDLAND PARK BETWEEN 6TH AVENUE AND NEW YORK AVENUE CONTINUED 

TO POUR WATER INTO DES MOINES NEAR NORTH HIGH SCHOOL.  ATTEMPTS AT 

BUILDING ANOTHER LEVEE TO CONTAIN THE WATER ALONG SECOND AVENUE HAVE 

APPARENTLY FAILED WITH WATER STARTING TO MOVE EASTWARD BEYOND THAT 

POINT.  LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS HAVE REPORTED THAT WATER HAS INUNDATED 

THE SCHOOLS GROUNDS AND HAS ALSO MADE ITS WAY INTO THE SCHOOL.



A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN PLACE FROM SAYLOR ROAD AND 

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

MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 203 EAST EUCLID. THOSE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION 

SHOULD GO TO UNION PARK. 



THE POLK COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER REPORTS THAT HEAVY 

FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN THIS REGION. FLOODING WILL BE SEVERAL FEET 

DEEP IN PLACES.



OFFICIALS REQUEST THAT THE PUBLIC STAY AWAY FROM THIS AREA. ANY 

ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA WILL ONLY DELAY PROGRESS. ONCE 

PLEASE AGAIN STAY OUT OF THIS AREA



* 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 1347Z 180DEG 0KT 4163 9365



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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 141355

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

854 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-

854 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2008



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

SOUTHERN POLK COUNTY...



AT 845 AM...A LEVEE BREACH ALONG THE DES MOINES RIVER IN DES MOINES 

NEAR BIRDLAND PARK BETWEEN 6TH AVENUE AND NEW YORK AVENUE CONTINUED 

TO POUR WATER INTO DES MOINES NEAR NORTH HIGH SCHOOL.  ATTEMPTS AT 

BUILDING ANOTHER LEVEE TO CONTAIN THE WATER ALONG SECOND AVENUE HAVE 

APPARENTLY FAILED WITH WATER STARTING TO MOVE EASTWARD BEYOND THAT 

POINT.  LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS HAVE REPORTED THAT WATER HAS INUNDATED 

THE SCHOOLS GROUNDS AND HAS ALSO MADE ITS WAY INTO THE SCHOOL.



A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN PLACE FROM SAYLOR ROAD AND 

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

MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 203 EAST EUCLID. THOSE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION 

SHOULD GO TO UNION PARK. 



THE POLK COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER REPORTS THAT HEAVY 

FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN THIS REGION. FLOODING WILL BE SEVERAL FEET 

DEEP IN PLACES.



OFFICIALS REQUEST THAT THE PUBLIC STAY AWAY FROM THIS AREA. ANY 

ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA WILL ONLY DELAY PROGRESS. ONCE 

PLEASE AGAIN STAY OUT OF THIS AREA



* 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 1347Z 180DEG 0KT 4163 9365



$$



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