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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1004 AM CST THU MAR 15 2001



WATCH INFORMATION-- A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST

THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE COUNTIES OF APPANOOSE...DAVIS...DECATUR...

LUCAS...MAHASKA...MONROE...WAPELLO AND WAYNE.



SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE CENTERVILLE...CHARITON...

LAMONI...OSKALOOSA AND OTTUMWA.



FORECAST RAINFALL--ONE HALF INCH UP TO ONE INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAIN

IS FORECAST TO FALL OVER THE WATCH AREA THROUGH 5 PM.



RECENT REPORTS--DITCHES HAVE FILLED WITH WATER CREATING PONDING OF 

WATER OVER ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS OF MONROE AND WAPELLO 

COUNTIES.  IN ADDITION...SMALL STREAMS IN WAPELLO COUNTY...NORTH OF 

OTTUMWA...ARE FLOODING.



METEOROLOGICAL COMMENTS-- MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO IS 

LIFTING OVER A WARM FRONT IN MISSOURI AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE 

RAIN ON AND OFF TODAY IN THE WATCH AREA.  THE ATMOSPHERE MAY AT 

TIMES BECOME UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WHICH 

WOULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVIER RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS.  RISES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED IN RIVERS AND STREAMS THE LAST 

FEW DAYS DUE TO RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT.  WATERWAYS MAY APPROACH 

BANKFULL OR EVEN PRODUCE SOME FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL AREAS LATER 

TODAY.



PRECAUTIONS-- 

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN

ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG AREA RIVERS.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS

REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS.

KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF

A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.



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