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WGUS73 KDMX 240139

FFSDMX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

839 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009



IAC153-240530-

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POLK IA-

839 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY

UNTIL 1230 AM CDT...



AT 835 PM CDT...WALNUT CREEK WAS STILL RISING...BUT WAS BEGINNING TO 

SLOW ITS FALL AT I-80/35. THE LATEST FORECAST FOR WALNUT CREEK AT 

I-80/35 INDICATES THAT WALNUT CREEK WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE 

BETWEEN 9 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. WALNUT CREEK WILL CREST THERE 

BETWEEN 11.5 AND 12 FEET BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM. FLOOD STAGE IS 11 

FEET. BASED ON THE CREEK SLOWING ITS RISE...HOWEVER...THE CREEK MAY 

CREST BELOW THE FORECAST VALUE.



FOR WALNUT CREEK AT 63RD STREET...A CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE IS 

EXPECTED. THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO CREST BETWEEN 12 AND 13 

FEET...BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM THIS EVENING. FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET.



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.



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LAT...LON 4157 9380 4159 9379 4160 9382 4167 9382

      4167 9371 4160 9363 4158 9361 4152 9380



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