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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1125 PM CDT FRI MAY 21 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN KOSSUTH...CERRO

GORDO...HANCOCK...WRIGHT...FRANKLIN AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES UNTIL 1215

AM...



AT 1125 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A VERY 

STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS 

FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF WESLEY TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HUMBOLDT 

MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...OR FROM 38 MILES WEST OF MASON CITY TO 14 MILES 

NORTHWEST OF FORT DODGE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.



THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE...



  NEAR LU VERNE AROUND 1130 PM...

  NEAR EAGLE GROVE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AROUND 1140 PM...

  NEAR MASON CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AROUND 1150 PM...

  NEAR THORNTON AROUND MIDNIGHT...

  NEAR ROCK FALLS AROUND 1210 AM AND

  NEAR HAMPTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AROUND 1220 AM.



THIS NEXT ROUND OF STORMS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RAPID RUNOFF AND 

FLASH FLOODING.  MANY GRAVEL ROADS ARE ALREADY WASHED OUT...AND 

FURTHER RUNOFF WILL CREATE FLOODING IN MOST LOW LYING AREAS NEAR 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS THAT EXCEED THEIR BANKS.



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 4321 9446 4267 9443 4258 9304 4323 9306



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