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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

548 AM CDT SAT SEP 18 2004



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

CDT...



AT 547 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR 

ESTIMATED THAT FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS 

EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.



THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...RUNOFF 

FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME 

LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING 

INCLUDE...BEDFORD...LENOX...BEDFORD MUNICIPAL 

AIRPORT...CONWAY...GRAVITY...NEW MARKET AND SHARPSBURG.



THE RIVER GAGE IN BEDFORD HAS SHOWN THAT THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWO 

RIVER HAS RISEN 10 FEET OVER THE PAST HOUR. PERSONS IN BEDFORD AND 

ALONG THIS RIVER SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW



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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