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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

647 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008



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TAYLOR IA-

647 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008



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

SOUTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY...



AT 641 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 

THAT BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 3 AM THIS 

MORNING BETWEEN BEDFORD AND BLOCKTON. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED 

OVER THE WARNING AREA AND RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED 

CONSIDERABLY. HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN EARLIER IS STILL 

OCCURRING AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND 

RAPID RISES ON AREA STREAMS SUCH AS PLATTE BRANCH AND HONEY CREEK. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AREAS 

SOUTHEAST OF BEDFORD.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 4077 9477 4064 9448 4057 9454 4058 9482



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