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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1129 AM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BUTLER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA



* UNTIL NOON ON MONDAY



THE BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED THE WEST FORK OF THE 

CEDAR RIVER IS CURRENTLY OVER T-16 NORTH OF DUMONT AND IS 

THREATENING HIGHWAY THREE EAST OF DUMONT. ALSO THE SHERIFFS OFFICE 

REPORTED THAT A DIKE IS BEGINNING TO ERODE ALONG THE RIVER. IF THE 

DIKE FAILS...ADDITIONAL FLOODING WILL TAKE PLACE. NUMEROUS COUNTY 

ROADS REMAIN UNDERWATER THROUGH OUT THE COUNTY AND A LARGE VOLUME OF 

WATER CONTINUES TO RUNOFF INTO THE LOCAL RIVERS AND STREAMS. A FEW 

SHOWERS AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER 

RAINFALL TODAY WILL NOT AGGREVATE THE CURRENT SITUATION.



PERSONS LIVING ALONG THE SHELL ROCK RIVER SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR 

RIVER STATEMENTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.



LAT...LON 4289 9258 4259 9258 4259 9302 4289 9300



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