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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

352 AM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008



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WAYNE IA-

352 AM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR WAYNE

COUNTY...



AT 350 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE 

WARNED AREA.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS APPROACHING OR JUST 

EXCEEDING AN INCH PER HOUR ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST 500 

AM.  TOTAL AMOUNTS SINCE THURSDAY EVENING MAY BE AS HIGH AS THREE TO 

SIX INCHES IN SPOTS.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CORYDON...  

ALLERTON AND SEYMOUR.  CREEKS AFFECTED INCLUDE WEST JACKSON   

CREEK...LOCUST CREEK...WALNUT CREEK...NINE MILE CREEK AND   

TRIBUTARIES OF THE CHARITON RIVER.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY 

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN DES 

MOINES.



LAT...LON 4068 9356 4089 9356 4090 9356 4090 9334

      4077 9310 4058 9310 4058 9337



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