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WGUS73 KDMX 281141

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

640 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008



IAC001-009-027-039-049-053-073-077-117-121-125-175-181-185-281215-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0135.000000T0000Z-080728T1215Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

DECATUR IA-WAYNE IA-LUCAS IA-UNION IA-CLARKE IA-ADAIR IA-CARROLL IA-

GREENE IA-GUTHRIE IA-AUDUBON IA-DALLAS IA-MARION IA-MADISON IA-

WARREN IA-

640 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...LUCAS...WAYNE AND

EASTERN DECATUR COUNTIES...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW THAT MUCH OF 

THE WARNED AREA HAS RECEIVED BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE INCHES OF RAIN 

OVERNIGHT.  SOME LOCATIONS IN GUTHRIE COUNTY MAY HAVE RECEIVED SIX 

TO NINE INCHES OF RAIN.  A TRAINED SPOTTER IN GUTHRIE CENTER 

REPORTED 6.72 INCHES OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING...AND RADAR 

ESTIMATES SUGGEST THEY WERE NOT IN THE MAXIMUM RAINFALL AREA.



MEDIA REPORTS NOTE THAT LAKE PANORAMA LEVELS HAVE RISEN SO QUICKLY 

THAT BOATS ARE FLOATING AWAY FROM MOORS. PEOPLE WHO OWN BOATS ON THE 

LAKE ARE URGED TO GO OUT AND TIME THEM DOWN.



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

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

COON RAPIDS...CARROLL AND ADEL



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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

      4149 9364 4114 9311 4059 9310 4058 9361



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000 

WGUS73 KDMX 281141

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

640 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2008



IAC001-009-027-039-049-053-073-077-117-121-125-175-181-185-281215-

/O.CON.KDMX.FF.W.0135.000000T0000Z-080728T1215Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

DECATUR IA-WAYNE IA-LUCAS IA-UNION IA-CLARKE IA-ADAIR IA-CARROLL IA-

GREENE IA-GUTHRIE IA-AUDUBON IA-DALLAS IA-MARION IA-MADISON IA-

WARREN IA-

640 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...LUCAS...WAYNE AND

EASTERN DECATUR COUNTIES...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW THAT MUCH OF 

THE WARNED AREA HAS RECEIVED BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE INCHES OF RAIN 

OVERNIGHT.  SOME LOCATIONS IN GUTHRIE COUNTY MAY HAVE RECEIVED SIX 

TO NINE INCHES OF RAIN.  A TRAINED SPOTTER IN GUTHRIE CENTER 

REPORTED 6.72 INCHES OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING...AND RADAR 

ESTIMATES SUGGEST THEY WERE NOT IN THE MAXIMUM RAINFALL AREA.



MEDIA REPORTS NOTE THAT LAKE PANORAMA LEVELS HAVE RISEN SO QUICKLY 

THAT BOATS ARE FLOATING AWAY FROM MOORS. PEOPLE WHO OWN BOATS ON THE 

LAKE ARE URGED TO GO OUT AND TIME THEM DOWN.



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

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

COON RAPIDS...CARROLL AND ADEL



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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

      4149 9364 4114 9311 4059 9310 4058 9361



$$



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