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IAC009-013-015-027-049-073-077-099-127-153-169-171-230515-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1118 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR TAMA...CARROLL...

GREENE...BOONE...MARSHALL...STORY...JASPER ...POLK...GUTHRIE... 

AUDUBON AND DALLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM...AND FOR BLACK HAWK 

COUNTY UNTIL 215 AM.



AT 1109 PM...AMATEUR RADIO AND LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING IN STORY...BLACK HAWK...DALLAS...AND AUDUBON COUNTIES SINCE 

10 PM. NUMEROUS ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED IN THESE AREAS AND TRAVEL IS 

NOT RECOMMEND IN DALLAS COUNTY. CREEKS IN SOUTHERN STORY COUNTY HAVE 

RISEN TO BANK FULL.



THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY REDEVELOPING OVER THE WARNING 

AREA...RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE 

A HALF INCH TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES PER HOUR. THIS WILL PRODUCE 

FLASH FLOODING IN AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN 2 TO 5 INCHES OF 

RAINFALL TONIGHT.



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 4267 9205 4188 9232 4186 9281 4154 9287

          4151 9507 4220 9509 4222 9278 4230 9252

          4263 9252



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