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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

917 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

  TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA



* UNTIL 315 AM CDT



* AT 906 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS IN THE WARNING AREA.



* THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY REDEVELOPING...RESULTING IN

  EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 INCHES PER  

  HOUR. THIS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE FORKS OF THE ONE 

  HUNDRED AND TWO RIVER...AS WELL AS HONEY CREEK...THE PLATTE        

  BRANCH... AND THE PLATTE RIVER. OTHER RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT      

  COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE THE GRAND RIVER BASIN...AND LOTTS CREEK.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES AROUND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN 

ALONG A BAND EXTENDING FROM NEAR NEW MARKET IN TAYLOR COUNTY...TO 

AROUND DIAGONAL IN RINGGOLD COUNTY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF 

RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT.



OTHER WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE...

BEACONSFIELD...BEDFORD...BEDFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...BENTON...

BLOCKTON...CLEARFIELD...CONWAY...DELPHOS...DIAGONAL...ELLSTON...

GRAVITY...KELLERTON...LENOX...MALOY...MOUNT AYR...MOUNT AYR MUNICIPAL

AIRPORT...NEW MARKET...REDDING...SHARPSBURG AND TINGLEY



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 4088 9404 4059 9404 4059 9493 4090 9492



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