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WGUS73 KDMX 261342

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

838 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2008



IAC181-261515-

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WARREN IA-

838 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR

SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY...



AT 833 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO 

REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WERE REDEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA. EARLIER 

REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS INDICATED 

...RAY STREET AND HIGHWAY 69 WITH GRAVEL OVER HIGHWAY 69...COUNTY 

ROAD G76 AND HIGHWAY 69 PORTIONS OF THE ROAD SHOULDER HAVE BEEN 

WASHED OUT. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LACONA AND

MILO



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.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT

THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR IOWA.



LAT...LON 4131 9365 4132 9339 4116 9335 4116 9363

TIME...MOT...LOC 1338Z 180DEG 0KT 4119 9353



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