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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

807 PM CST THU MAR 15 2001



WARNING INFORMATION-- FLOOD WARNING FOR WAPELLO COUNTY CONTINUES 

UNTIL 1015 PM.



RECENT REPORTS-- COUNTY OFFICIALS INDICATE THAT NO ADDITIONAL 

ROAD CLOSURES HAVE OCCURRED THIS EVENING. SOME ROAD CLOSURES REMAIN 

POSSIBLE DUE TO HIGH WATER...ESPECIALLY JUST NORTH AND EAST OF 

OTTUMWA. MOST ROAD CLOSURES WERE ALONG AND NEAR CEDAR...BUCKEYE AND 

AVERY CREEKS. 



FORECAST PRECIPITATION-- WHILE THE RAINFALL HAS SWITCHED OVER TO 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...SOME ADDITIONAL RUNOFF MAY OCCUR THIS 

EVENING OVER THE SATURATED GROUND. HIGH WATER LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN TO 

RECEDE AS THE SNOW CONTINUES AND TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. 



PRECAUTIONS-- NEVER DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES. 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.





LAT...LON 4113 9250 4095 9255 4096 9221 4113 9222



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