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IAC015-169-230145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

713 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA

  WESTERN STORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA



* UNTIL 845 PM



* AT 711 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS IN THE WARNING AREA.



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL   

  CONTINUE OVER THE 1 TO 2 HOURS. RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 

  2 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ALONG HIGHWAY 17

  NORTH OF MADRID INTO THE AMES AREA.



OTHER WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE...

AMES...AMES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...CAMBRIDGE...GILBERT...HUXLEY...

KELLEY...LUTHER...MADRID AND SLATER



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 4203 9383 4186 9388 4187 9346 4217 9355



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