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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1110 AM CDT FRI AUG 3 2001



WARNING INFORMATION-- A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 

APPANOOSE...DAVIS...MONROE AND WAPELLO COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM.



RECENT REPORTS-- THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENTS IN MONROE...APPANOOSE... 

WAPELLO AND DAVIS COUNTIES REPORTED NO FLOODING OCCURING AS OF

11 AM. 



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES UP TO 3 INCHES OF 

RAIN SINCE 8 AM TO THE SOUTHWEST OF ALBIA OVER MONROE COUNTY. LITTLE 

ADDITONAL RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER WAPELLO AND DAVIS COUNTY...BUT NEW 

STORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER AND TO THE NORTHWEST OF OTTUMWA. 



FORECAST RAINFALL-- SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO 

CONTINUE REDEVELOPING OVER THE WARNING AREA THROUGH 2 PM. LOCALLY 

ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY 

SEEN UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT. 



PRECAUTIONS-- STREAMS ARE SWOLLEN AND PONDING IS OCCURING IN DITCHES 

AND FIELDS.  ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD QUICKLY RUN OFF CAUSING A 

RETURN TO FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... HIGHWAYS AND 

UNDERPASSES. LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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.

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