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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

1219 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SAC COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA



* UNTIL 315 PM



* AT 1218 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS IN THE WARNING

  AREA...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS UPSTREAM OVER IDA COUNTY.



* THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY REDEVELOPING...RESULTING IN   

  EXCESSIVE RAINFALL.  RAINFALL RATES MAY EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT

  TIMES.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ALREADY 

  ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 2 INCHES...AND STORM TOTALS MAY

  REACH 3 TO 4 INCHES.  THIS MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ALONG

  ODEBOLT CREEK...SILVER CREEK...THE BOYER RIVER AND THEIR SMALLER

  TRIBUTARIES.



OTHER WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE...

EARLY...LAKE VIEW...NEMAHA...ODEBOLT...SAC CITY...SAC CITY MUNICIPAL

AIRPORT...SCHALLER...WALL LAKE AND WALL LAKE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT



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 4222 9533 4221 9488 4256 9494 4255 9534



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