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WGUS73 KDMX 250042

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IAC001-009-015-025-027-039-049-053-073-077-079-099-117-121-123-125-

153-159-169-173-175-181-185-187-250130-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

729 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 



DALLAS AND MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 11 PM

AUDUBON...CARROLL...GREENE...GUTHRIE COUNTIES UNTIL 11:15 PM

BOONE COUNTY UNTIL 11:30 PM

POLK COUNTY UNTIL 11:45 PM

RINGS OLD...DECATUR AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 12:45 AM

TAYLOR...MAHASKA AND WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 1 AM

CLARKE...UNION...LUCAS...WAYNE...JASPER AND ADAIR COUNTIES UNTIL 

1:15 AM...



AT 729 PM...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING WITH NUMEROUS 

ROAD CLOSURES AND RUNNING WATER OVER ROADS.  HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO 

MOVE EASTWARD AND WILL BE OUT OF THE AREA AROUND 10 PM.



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 THREE INCHES PER HOUR. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO 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 4225 9364 4186 9362 4185 9277 4152 9278

          4147 9244 4118 9245 4117 9290 4118 9302

          4114 9312 4060 9313 4060 9490 4088 9492

          4092 9451 4143 9406 4120 9444 4120 9467

          4154 9469 4154 9506 4222 9508



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