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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL

340 AM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BENTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA

  LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA



* UNTIL 915 AM CDT



* AT 333 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  THAT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE BEGINNING TO 

  ENTER BENTON COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AROUND 50 

  MPH...AND HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO 

  TWO INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CEDAR 

  RAPIDS...VINTON...WHITTIER...WAUBEEK...WALKER...WALFORD...

  VINTON...VAN HORNE...URBANA...TROY MILLS...TODDVILLE...

  SPRINGVILLE...SHELLSBURG...ROBINS...PARIS...PALO...NORWAY...

  NEWHALL...MOUNT VERNON...MOUNT AUBURN...MARION...LUZERNE...

  LISBON...KEYSTONE...HIAWATHA...GARRISON...FAIRFAX...COGGON...

  CENTRAL CITY...CENTER POINT...CEDAR RAPIDS...BLAIRSTOWN...

  BERTRAM...BELLE PLAINE...ATKINS AND ALBURNETT.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF FLOOD-PRONE

AND LOW LYING AREAS. MOVE IMMEDIATELY FROM THESE AREAS TO HIGHER

GROUND.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING...ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING.



FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...HIGHWAYS AND STREETS...

UNDERPASSES AND LOWLYING URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IS LIKELY.



PLEASE RELAY YOUR REPORT OF FLOODING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR RELAY TO 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES.



LAT...LON 4187 9229 4187 9140 4228 9141 4229 9228



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