

000 

WGUS53 KDMX 250012

FFWDMX

IAC001-039-117-175-185-250615-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

711 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

  LUCAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

  UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

  WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

  ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA



* UNTIL 115 AM



* AT 709 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS IN THE WARNING AREA.



* THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED BY RAINFALL...AND ADDITIONAL RAIN

  WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO SWOLLEN WATERWAYS.   

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO THREE 

INCHES PER HOUR. THIS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL 

STREAMS AND CREEKS.



OTHER WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE...

AFTON...ALLERTON...ARISPE...BRIDGEWATER...CHARITON...CHARITON

MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...CLIO...CORYDON...CRESTON...CRESTON MUNICIPAL

AIRPORT...CROMWELL...DERBY...FONTANELLE...GREENFIELD...GREENFIELD

MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...HUMESTON...KENT...LORIMOR...LUCAS...MILLERTON...

MURRAY...ORIENT...OSCEOLA...OSCEOLA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...PROMISE

CITY...RUSSELL...SEYMOUR...THAYER...WILLIAMSON AND WOODBURN



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 4113 9310 4063 9311 4058 9352 4088 9357

          4092 9451 4114 9447 4120 9468 4147 9473

          4147 9428 4117 9425



$$



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000 

WGUS53 KDMX 250012

FFWDMX

IAC001-039-117-175-185-250615-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

711 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

  LUCAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

  UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

  WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

  ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA



* UNTIL 115 AM



* AT 709 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS IN THE WARNING AREA.



* THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED BY RAINFALL...AND ADDITIONAL RAIN

  WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO SWOLLEN WATERWAYS.   

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO THREE 

INCHES PER HOUR. THIS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL 

STREAMS AND CREEKS.



OTHER WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE...

AFTON...ALLERTON...ARISPE...BRIDGEWATER...CHARITON...CHARITON

MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...CLIO...CORYDON...CRESTON...CRESTON MUNICIPAL

AIRPORT...CROMWELL...DERBY...FONTANELLE...GREENFIELD...GREENFIELD

MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...HUMESTON...KENT...LORIMOR...LUCAS...MILLERTON...

MURRAY...ORIENT...OSCEOLA...OSCEOLA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...PROMISE

CITY...RUSSELL...SEYMOUR...THAYER...WILLIAMSON AND WOODBURN



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 4113 9310 4063 9311 4058 9352 4088 9357

          4092 9451 4114 9447 4120 9468 4147 9473

          4147 9428 4117 9425



$$



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