BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
916 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
EASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
WESTERN LUCAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 910 PM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN CLARKE COUNTY
REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM CONTINUED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
OVER THE WARNED AREA. WATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROAD IN
WOODBURN AND ALSO OVER HIGHWAY 69 ON THE SOUTH EDGE OF OSCEOLA.
THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN IS SLOWLY LIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW
VIRGINIA…MELCHER-DALLAS…LUCAS AND LACONA.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH 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.