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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

650 PM CDT WED APR 30 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LUCAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

  MAHASKA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

  MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

  MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA



* UNTIL 1245 AM



* AT 647 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS IN THE WARNING AREA.



* THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY REDEVELOPING...RESULTING IN   

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER  

HOUR. THIS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE SMALL STREAMS AND 

CREEKS IN THE COUNTIES.



OTHER WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE...

ALBIA...ALBIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...BARNES CITY...BEACON...BUSSEY...

CHARITON...CHARITON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...DERBY...FREMONT...HAMILTON...

HARVEY...KEOMAH VILLAGE...KNOXVILLE...KNOXVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

LEIGHTON...LOVILIA...LUCAS...MARYSVILLE...MELCHER-DALLAS...MELROSE...

NEW SHARON...OSKALOOSA...OSKALOOSA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...PELLA...PELLA

MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...PLEASANTVILLE...ROSE HILL...RUSSELL...SWAN...

UNIVERSITY PARK AND WILLIAMSON



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 4152 9243 4117 9243 4118 9267 4092 9269

          4092 9357 4115 9355 4117 9332 4151 9333



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