BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
455 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BURLINGTON…
SOUTHERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MOUNT PLEASANT…
SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD…
LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FORT MADISON…
VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KEOSAUQUA…

* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT

* AT 443 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST IOWA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN…AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE OR TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE.

* ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SALEM…STOCKPORT…WESTWOOD… ROME…NEW LONDON…LIBERTYVILLE…BATAVIA…DANVILLE AND BIRMINGHAM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY ON HONEY CREEK IN VAN BUREN COUNTY…CEDAR CREEK IN JEFFERSON COUNTY…AND LOST CREEK IN LEE COUNTY.

FLOODING OF ADDITIONAL SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS…COUNTY ROADS…AND LOW LYING FARMLAND IS ALSO LIKELY.