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URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

913 AM CDT FRI AUG 3 2001



ADVISORY INFORMATION-- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN 

URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MARION COUNTY UNTIL NOON.



FORECAST RAINFALL-- THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED 

OVER MARION COUNTY THROUGH 1100 AM.  RAINFALL RATES WILL EXCEED AN 

INCH PER HOUR...WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE.  

RUNOFF WITH STREAM RISES AND PONDING WATER ON ROADS MAY CONTINUE 

THROUGH NOON EVEN AFTER THE RAIN DIMINISHES.



RECENT REPORTS-- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 

INDICATE THAT 0.50 TO 1.50 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS 

THE COUNTY WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN ANTICIPATED.



PRECAUTIONS-- BE PREPARED FOR STANDING WATER ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. 

STAY AWAY FROM SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WHICH MAY FILL WITH WATER 

QUICKLY.



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