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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

258 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008



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APPANOOSE IA-MONROE IA-

258 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR

MONROE AND APPANOOSE COUNTIES...



AT 251 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING 

CONTINUED ALONG HIGHWAY 2 EAST OF CENTERVILLE.  THE RAIN HAS STOPPED 

OVER THE WARNING AREAS FOR THE TIME BEING AND CONDITIONS SHOULD 

IMPROVE SLOWLY.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ALBIA



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 4059 9292 4090 9309 4115 9309 4114 9265

      4089 9264 4061 9266



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