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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

245 AM CDT WED JUL 10 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CERRO GORDO AND FRANKLIN 

COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM...



AT 235 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

SCATTERED AREAS OF RAIN DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OVER 

NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. MOST AREAS OF CERRO GORDO AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES 

HAVE REMAINED DRY SINCE 1 AM. SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAIN WILL MOVE 

INTO WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY AROUND 3 AM. THIS PRECIPITATION SHOULD 

BE LIGHT ENOUGH THAT IT WILL NOT CAUSE ANY WATER LEVELS TO RISE 

ACROSS THE AREA. WATER LEVELS IN SMALL CREEKS AND DRAINAGE DITCHES 

SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SOME 

PONDING OF WATER OVER ROADS MAY STILL OCCUR...BUT THESE WATER LEVELS 

SHOULD ALSO BE RECEDING. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS NO WIDESPREAD 

HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED 

AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN STILL REMAIN POSSIBLE.



FLASH FLOODING CAN BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS 

DIFFICULT TO SPOT.  AVOID WATER COVERED ROADS AS THE ROAD MAY BE 

WASHED OUT.  LESS THAN ONE FOOT OF FAST FLOWING WATER CAN SWEEP AN 

AUTOMOBILE OFF THE ROAD.



LAT...LON 4291 9367 4256 9366 4256 9304 4326 9305

          4326 9350 4291 9351



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