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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

558 AM CDT FRI AUG 3 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR DAVIS COUNTY UNTIL 900 AM...



AT 558 AM...THE DAVIS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING IN THE WARNING AREA...ALONG SEVERAL GRAVEL ROADS SOUTH OF 

TROY.  HIGHWAY J40 WAS ALSO AT RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING.  RADAR 

ESTIMATES AS MUCH AS 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN IN NORTHEAST AND EAST 

CENTRAL DAVIS COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS BETWEEN FLORIS AND HIGHWAY 

J40.



THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY REDEVELOPING OVER THE WARNING 

AREA...RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE 

1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS IS POSING A SERIOUS FLASH FLOOD 

THREAT...THAT COULD BECOME LIFE THREATENING IF YOU TRY TO DRIVE INTO 

WATER OF ANY DEPTH.



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 4088 9242 4061 9239 4061 9220 4090 9223



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