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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

455 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MAHASKA COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM...



AT 452 PM...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER

SOUTHWEST MAHASKA COUNTY. THE STORMS ARE MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE 

SOUTHEAST.



THESE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL 

CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WARNING AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. RAINFALL 

RATES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS MAY PRODUCE FLASH 

FLOODING ALONG NORTH COAL CREEK...COAL CREEK AND TURKEY RUN.



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 4123 9295 4111 9279 4120 9255 4135 9270



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