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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1251 PM CDT SUN MAY 13 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA



* UNTIL 345 PM CDT



* AT 1251 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED      

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS OVER CENTRAL AND    

  SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



* THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY REDEVELOPING OVER THE WARNING       

  AREA AND AREAS IMMEDIATELY NORTHWEST OF WARREN COUNTY...WHICH WILL 

  RESULT IN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2   

  INCHES PER HOUR. THIS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALLER    

  TRIBUTARIES OF THE MIDDLE AND NORTH RIVERS



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...LIVING NEAR THE AFFECTED

WATERWAYS...YOU SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND

PROPERTY.



LAT...LON 4148 9376 4120 9376 4121 9342 4150 9338



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