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IAC015-169-230145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

756 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOONE AND WESTERN

STORY COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS APPROACHING SOUTHEASTERN BOONE 

AND SOUTHWESTERN STORY COUNTIES.



OTHER WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE...AMES...CAMBRIDGE...GILBERT

...HUXLEY...KELLEY...LUTHER...MADRID AND SLATER



THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED BY RAINFALL IN THE WARNING AREA...AND

ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO

SWOLLEN WATERWAYS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL 

RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING 

ALONG HIGHWAY 17 NORTH OF MADRID INTO THE AMES AREA.



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 4187 9417 4187 9370 4187 9346 4220 9347

          4221 9372

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