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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

221 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008



IAC001-007-009-027-039-049-053-073-077-117-121-125-135-175-181-185-

281215-

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DECATUR IA-APPANOOSE IA-WAYNE IA-LUCAS IA-MONROE IA-UNION IA-

CLARKE IA-ADAIR IA-CARROLL IA-GREENE IA-GUTHRIE IA-AUDUBON IA-

DALLAS IA-MARION IA-MADISON IA-WARREN IA-

221 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR

WARREN...MADISON...SOUTHWESTERN MARION...SOUTHERN DALLAS...

NORTHEASTERN AUDUBON...GUTHRIE...SOUTHWESTERN GREENE...CARROLL...

NORTHEASTERN ADAIR...CLARKE...NORTHEASTERN UNION...SOUTHWESTERN

MONROE...LUCAS...WAYNE...WESTERN APPANOOSE AND EASTERN DECATUR

COUNTIES...



AT 218 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A FLASH 

FLOODING NEAR THE 47 MILE POST OF INTERSTATE 35 WITH WATER 5 FEET 

DEEP AT THE EXCHANGE.  OFFICERS WERE ON THE WAY AND MAY CLOSE THE 

INTERSTATE AT THAT POINT.  



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

PANORA...MANNING...GUTHRIE CENTER...GLIDDEN...EARLHAM...DE SOTO...

COON RAPIDS...CARROLL AND ADEL



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.



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 SOUTHERN IOWA.



LAT...LON 4190 9508 4221 9509 4211 9469 4148 9378

      4149 9364 4113 9307 4089 9305 4059 9292

      4058 9361



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