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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

912 PM CST WED FEB 11 2009



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TAMA IA-

912 PM CST WED FEB 11 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CST FOR WEST

CENTRAL TAMA COUNTY...



AT 900 PM CST...FLOODING CONTINUED FROM ICE JAMS ALONG THE IOWA 

RIVER UPSTREAM OF TAMA. LOCATIONS OF MOST CONCERN INCLUDE THE IOWA 

RIVER AT COUNTY HIGHWAY E49...NEAR THE POW WOW GROUNDS...AS WELL AS 

THE IOWA RIVER UPSTREAM OF THE U.S. HIGHWAY 30 BRIDGE. RECENT 

OBSERVATIONS FROM THE HIGHWAY E49 BRIDGE INDICATE THAT THE RIVER HAS 

BEEN FLUCTUATING UP AND DOWN SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING...AND ADDITIONAL 

QUICK RISES UPSTREAM OF ANY JAMMED ICE ARE POSSIBLE. IN 

ADDITION...FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR ANYWHERE ALONG THE IOWA RIVER IN 

THE WARNED AREA...AS THE ICE JAMS BREAK UP AND FORM AGAIN.



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.



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.



LAT...LON 4201 9277 4204 9277 4200 9268 4196 9259

      4194 9260 4197 9269



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