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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

435 AM CDT SAT SEP 18 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR TAYLOR COUNTY UNTIL 830 AM

CDT...



AT 431 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OVER THE 

PAST SEVERAL HOURS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 6 TO 8 INCHES OF 

RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF TAYLOR COUNTY.



THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS 

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT 

WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING 

INCLUDE...SHARPSBURG...LENOX...CLEARFIELD...CONWAY...BLOCKTON AND 

LOCATIONS EAST OF BEDFORD.



HONEY CREEK AND PLATTE BRANCH ARE TWO STREAMS IN THE HEAVIEST RAIN 

AREA AND ARE MOST LIKELY TO SEE SIGNIFICANT RISES. HIGHWAY 2 

AND ADJACENT COUNTY ROADS SHOULD BE MONITORED FOR POTENTIAL WATER 

CROSSING THE ROADWAYS FROM THESE STREAMS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO 

HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO

FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY

MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES.



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DONAVON

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