BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
231 PM CDT SUN AUG 9 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
BUCHANAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF INDEPENDENCE…
DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MANCHESTER…
DUBUQUE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DUBUQUE…
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 226 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER BUCHANAN AND DELAWARE COUNTIES…MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN MANY AREAS ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE AREA INTO THIS EVENING…BRINGING MORE HEAVY RAIN AND THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WORTHINGTON…WINTHROP…SHERRILL…SAGEVILLE…RYAN…ROWLEY…
RICKARDSVILLE…QUASQUETON…PEOSTA…ONEIDA…NEW VIENNA…
MASONVILLE…LUXEMBURG…LAMONT…JESUP…HOPKINTON…HOLY CROSS…
HAZLETON…GREELEY…FARLEY…EPWORTH…EARLVILLE…DYERSVILLE…
DURANGO…DUNDEE…DELHI…DELAWARE…COLESBURG…CENTRALIA…
BANKSTON…BALLTOWN…AURORA AND ASBURY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF FLOOD-PRONE AND LOW LYING AREAS. MOVE IMMEDIATELY FROM THESE AREAS TO HIGHER GROUND.
DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS. MOST FATALITIES OCCUR IN VEHICLES SWEPT AWAY IN FLOOD WATERS AS SHALLOW AS 1 FOOT.
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS…STREETS…UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING URBAN AREAS IS LIKELY.
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS…HIGHWAYS AND STREETS…UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IS LIKELY.
IF YOU ARE CAMPING NEAR A STREAM…CREEK OR OTHER LOW LYING AREA…MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND.
PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.