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IAC033-170045-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

649 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CERRO GORDO COUNTY UNTIL 745

PM...



ALTHOUGH PATCHY LIGHT RAIN PERSISTED AT 640 PM...MUCH OF THE 

PRECIPITATION HAD ENDED ACROSS CERRO GORDO COUNTY.  THE MASON CITY 

POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT MOST OF THE URBAN FLOODING HAD 

SUBSIDED...BUT RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS RAINS CONTINUES INTO AREA CREEKS 

AND STREAMS PRODUCING HIGH WATER LEVELS.



THESE HIGH WATER LEVELS SHOULD DIMINISH BY 745 PM HOWEVER.  THE 

WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT THAT TIME. 



FLASH FLOODS CAN OCCUR QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  AVOID WATER 

COVERED ROADS AS THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT.  LESS THAN ONE FOOT OF 

FAST FLOWING WATER CAN SWEEP AN AUTOMOBILE OFF THE ROAD.



LAT...LON 4293 9351 4293 9306 4325 9304 4324 9349



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