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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

955 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 1145

AM...



AT 950 AM...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING OUT 

OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. NO ADDITIONAL RAIN WAS INDICATED OVER THE COUNTY 

OR WEST OF THE AREA...HOWEVER SOME ADDITIONAL REDEVELOPMENT IS 

POSSIBLE.



RADAR AND SATELLITE ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT AS MUCH AS FOUR INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY 

OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. ALTHOUGH THE STORMS WERE MOVING OUT OF THE 

COUNTY RUNOFF IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.



FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY. FLOODING IS ALSO 

POSSIBLE ALONG BEAVER CREEK. MOTORISTS SHOULD BEWARE OF PONDING OF 

WATER ON ROADS.



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 4276 9304 4278 9350 4257 9349 4257 9303



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