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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

945 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DES MOINES...



* UNTIL 330 PM CDT



* AT 934 AM CDT...WATER CONTINUED TO SURGE INTO THE BIRDLAND PARK 

  AREA AFTER A LEVEE FAILURE ALONG THE DES MOINES RIVER NEAR 7TH 

  AVENUE AND NEW YORK AVENUE.  ATTEMPTS AT BUILDING ANOTHER LEVEE

  TO CONTAIN THE WATER ALONG SECOND AVENUE HAVE FAILED AND WATER IS  

  STILL SURGING EASTWARD TOWARD RESIDENTIAL AREAS. 

 

* A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN PLACE FROM SAYLOR ROAD AND

  RIVER...NORTH TO BECKWITH AVENUE.  THOSE EVACUATING SHOULD GO TO

  HARDING MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 203 EAST EUCLID. THOSE WITHOUT 

  TRANSPORTATION SHOULD GO TO UNION PARK. 



FLOODING MAY 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



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 



LAT...LON 4165 9367 4165 9356 4154 9350 4156 9361

TIME...MOT...LOC 1436Z 180DEG 0KT 4160 9361



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