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IAC153-130445-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

550 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DES MOINES



* UNTIL 1145 PM



* AT 542 PM...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLASH FLOOD

  PRODUCING RAINS IN THE WARNING AREA.



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL       

  CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS. RAINFALL RATES WILL 1 TO 2 INCHES  

  PER HOUR.  THIS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING IN THE DES MOINES      

  METRO AREA...PARTICULARLY IN LOW LYING AREAS.



LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS STREET FLOODING ON FLEUR AND MERLE HAY ROADS.



OTHER WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE...

ALTOONA...ANKENY...BONDURANT...CLIVE...GRIMES...JOHNSTON...

MITCHELLVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...POLK CITY...SAYLORVILLE...

URBANDALE...WEST DES MOINES AND WINDSOR HEIGHTS



FLASH FLOODS OCCUR QUICKLY...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER DRIVE

THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH...THE ROAD SURFACE MAY BE WASHED OUT.

LESS THAN ONE FOOT OF FAST FLOWING WATER CAN SWEEP AN AUTOMOBILE OFF

THE ROAD.



LAT...LON 4177 9335 4151 9334 4152 9379 4178 9381



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