

000 

WGUS73 KDMX 271832

FFSDMX

IAC053-271930-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

131 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR DECATUR COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM...



AT 131 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A 

THUNDERSTORM WITH FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS 12 MILES WEST OF GRAND 

RIVER...OR ABOUT 61 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DES MOINES...MOVING SOUTHEAST 

AT 35 MPH.



THIS THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE...



  6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRAND RIVER AROUND 150 PM...

  NEAR DECATUR CITY AROUND 200 PM AND

  NEAR DAVIS CITY AROUND 210 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 1 INCH PER HOUR.  LOW LYING GRAVEL ROADS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO 

RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING.



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 4089 9400 4060 9401 4059 9357 4089 9358



$$



KULA

