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WGUS73 KDMX 242255

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IAC009-015-027-049-073-077-121-153-250000-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

550 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR

DALLAS...MADISON UNTIL 11 PM

CARROLL...GREENE...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE UNTIL 1115 PM

BOONE UNTIL 1130 PM

POLK UNTIL 1145 PM



AT 550 PM...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN 

AUDUBON...DALLAS...MADISON...AND CARROLL COUNTIES THIS EVENING.  

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE.



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 ONE TO TWO  INCHES PER HOUR. THIS WILL PRODUCE FLASH 

FLOODING ALONG THE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.



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 4185 9336 4154 9337 4151 9383 4121 9386

          4118 9421 4151 9433 4155 9503 4219 9508

          4219 9377 4187 9374



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