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IAC009-049-077-153-231115-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1215 AM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA

  POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DES MOINES

  SOUTHERN AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

  GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA



* UNTIL 615 AM



* AT 1215 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS 

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...IN THESE COUNTIES. THE 

MOST LIKELY AREAS TO SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WOULD BE IN THE CITIES 

AS WELL AS SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE 

FOR THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS AND CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS THE RAIN 

TAPERS OFF.



*



OTHER WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE...

ADEL...ALLEMAN...ALTOONA...ANKENY...AUDUBON...BAGLEY...BONDURANT...

BOUTON...BRAYTON...CLIVE...DALLAS CENTER...DAWSON...DE SOTO...

ELKHART...EXIRA...GRANGER...GRAY...GRIMES...GUTHRIE CENTER...

JAMAICA...JOHNSTON...KIMBALLTON...LINDEN...MINBURN...MITCHELLVILLE...

PANORA...PERRY...PLEASANT HILL...POLK CITY...REDFIELD...

SAYLORVILLE...URBANDALE...VAN METER...WAUKEE...WEST DES MOINES...

WINDSOR HEIGHTS AND YALE



FLASH FLOODS OCCUR QUICKLY...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. AVOID WATER

COVERED ROADS...THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. LESS THAN ONE FOOT OF

FAST FLOWING WATER CAN SWEEP AN AUTOMOBILE OFF THE ROAD.



LAT...LON 4184 9335 4151 9336 4152 9513 4185 9514



BARLOW

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