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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1213 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR BUTLER COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM IS BEING 

CANCELLED...



AT 1158 AM...THE PRECIPITATION THAT PRODUCED FLOODING OVER PARTS OF 

BUTLER COUNTY HAD MOVED WELL EAST OF THE COUNTY. NO ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.



LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN THAT 

CAUSED SAND BAGGING IN THE AREDALE AREA AS WELL AS CAUSED SOME 

FLOODING OF ROADS IN THE PARKERSBURG AREA HAD SUBSIDED. THE MAIN 

CONCERN AT THIS TIME WAS FOR RISES ON BEAVER CREEK AT NEW HARTFORD. 

WATER LEVELS HAVE SHOWN SOME RISE ON BEAVER CREEK...BUT LEVELS 

REMAIN WELL WITHIN THEIR BANKS...AT THIS TIME.



THIS AREA WILL BE MONITOR CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS AS 

ADDITIONAL RAIN IS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS LIKELY TO OCCUR 

WELL WEST OF BUTLER COUNTY...TONIGHT. IF HEAVY RAIN DOES MATERIALIZE 

OVER NORTHEAST IOWA...FLOODING COULD BE MORE WIDE SPREAD SINCE THE 

GROUND IS NOW SATURATED. 



LAT...LON 4291 9302 4255 9302 4256 9257 4292 9256



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