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WGUS73 KDMX 080804

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

304 AM CDT MON JUN 8 2009



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TAYLOR IA-ADAMS IA-

304 AM CDT MON JUN 8 2009



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ADAMS AND

TAYLOR COUNTIES UNTIL 530 AM CDT...



AT 300 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.  THE HEAVIEST STORMS HAVE 

MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST HOWEVER.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE QUARTER 

OF AN INCH OR SO IS POSSIBLE BY 5 AM.



ALTHOUGH NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED YET...THE RISK OF 

FLASH FLOODING REMAINS.



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 

OCCUR.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT

ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT

STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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LAT...LON 4057 9460 4057 9492 4058 9493 4072 9492

      4073 9494 4106 9494 4105 9448 4057 9449

      4057 9459



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