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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1235 PM CST THU MAR 15 2001



...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WAPELLO COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM...



SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS OCCURRING FROM OVERFLOWING CEDAR CREEK IN 

THE TOWN OF BLADENSBURG.  MORE FLOODING IS REPORTED IN THE TOWN OF 

DAHLONEGA JUST NORTH OF OTTUMWA. THE TOWNSHIPS OF 

HIGHLAND...RICHLAND...CENTER AND CASS HAVE ALL REPORTED SOME 

FLOODING OF ROADWAYS. AVERY AND BUCKEYE CREEKS CONTINUE TO 

EXPERIENCE FLOODING AS WELL.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO AN INCH 

HAS FALLEN OVER NORTHWEST WAPELLO COUNTY DURING THE PAST SIX 

HOURS...WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF OVER TWO INCHES IN MANY 

LOCATIONS. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DAY WITH A 

CHANGEOVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING EXPECTED...AND ADDTIONAL 

PRECIPITATION OF ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE. 



THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED BY RAINFALL IN THE WARNING AREA...AND

ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO 

SWOLLEN WATERWAYS. 



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



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