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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

214 AM CDT MON APR 9 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR DECATUR AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES

UNTIL 615 AM...



AT 214 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS OVER THE 

WARNING AREA EXTENDING FROM LEON...TO DAVIS CITY...TO LAMONI...TO 

MALOY.  THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING FROM THESE CITIES...SOUTH TO 

THE MISSOURI BORDER.  ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRAIN 

FROM WEST TO EAST OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED FROM ONE TO 

4 INCHES OF RAIN.  THE STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH.



OTHER WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE MOUNT AYR...LAMONI...BEACONSFIELD...

BENTON...DAVIS CITY...DECATUR CITY...DELPHOS...DIAGONAL...ELLSTON...

GRAND RIVER...KELLERTON...MALOY...REDDING...TINGLEY...VAN WERT AND

WELDON



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

ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO

SWOLLEN WATERWAYS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL 

RATES OF ONE TO TWO AND ONE HALF INCHES PER HOUR. THIS WILL PRODUCE 

FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE PLATTE RIVER...THE GRAND RIVER...THE 

THOMPSON RIVER...WALNUT CREEK...ELK CREEK...BIG CREEK...LONG 

CREEK...AND THE WELDON RIVER...AMONG OTHERS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO WATER OF

UNKNOWN DEPTH...THE ROAD MAYBE WASHED OUT.



LAT...LON 4088 9445 4058 9444 4061 9355 4091 9354



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