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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1220 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008



IAC007-051-135-280645-

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APPANOOSE IA-DAVIS IA-MONROE IA-

1220 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT FOR

MONROE...DAVIS AND APPANOOSE COUNTIES...



AT 1212 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A 

THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA WITH 

FLASH FLOODING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 5 AND HIGHWAY 137 

NEAR ALBIA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ALBIA



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 600 AM CDT MONDAY

MORNING FOR EASTERN IOWA.



LAT...LON 4059 9292 4090 9309 4115 9309 4114 9265

      4089 9264 4079 9229 4062 9222



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