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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

215 PM CDT SUN MAY 13 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WARREN COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM...



AT 211 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE 

STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED SOUTH AND ALSO EAST OUT OF WARREN 

COUNTY...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER 

CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF WARREN COUNTY.  THESE NEW STORMS 

MAY ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL.  ANY ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL COMBINED WITH THE 2 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS THAT HAVE ALREADY 

FALLEN WILL ONLY MAKE FLASH FLOODING WORSE ACROSS THE COUNTY.  

RAINFALL RATES IN THE NEW THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE REDEVELOPING MAY 

APPROACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.



AT 2 PM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS HIGHWAY 28 NORTH OF MARTENSDALE 

WAS COVERED WITH WATER.  OTHER COUNTY ROADS MAY ALSO BE WATER 

COVERED...EITHER FROM STANDING WATER OR FROM OVERFLOWING DITCHES OR 

STREAMS.



SOME TOWNS INCLUDED IN THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ARE...INDIANOLA... 

CARLISLE...NORWALK...CUMMING...HARTFORD...LACONA...MARTENSDALE...

MILO...NEW VIRGINIA...SANDYVILLE...SPRING HILL AND ST. MARYS.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY.



LAT...LON 4116 9379 4117 9334 4150 9334 4150 9380



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