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WGUS73 KDMX 170307

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IAC069-079-083-197-170645-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

951 PM CDT MON AUG 16 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHEASTERN WRIGHT...

SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON AND NORTHWESTERN HARDIN

COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM CDT...



AMATEUR RADIO SPOTTER REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE GRUNDY AND 

BUTLER COUNTY LINE ALONG OLD HIGHWAY 20. IN ADDITION...AT 930 

PM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A BLACK TOP ROAD UNDERWATER AND 

SEVERAL GRAVEL ROADS WITH WATER FLOWING OVER THEM 6 MILES NORTH OF 

WELLSBURG.



PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES INDICATE 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE 

FALLEN IN THESE AREAS.  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE 

AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN THROUGH 1030 PM. 



THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY REDEVELOPING OVER THE WARNING 

AREA...RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE 

1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FLASH 

FLOODING ALONG THE BEAVER CREEK.



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 4246 9361 4245 9332 4264 9332 4265 9362



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