BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1036 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
IOWA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MARENGO…
KEOKUK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SIGOURNEY…
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WASHINGTON…

* UNTIL 730 AM CDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 1033 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 1 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR IN NORTHWEST KEOKUK COUNTY…AND SOUTHWEST IOWA COUNTY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER WESTERN WASHINTON COUNTY. THIS HEAVY RAIN…AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT
WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ON AREA STREAMS AS WELL AS IN URBAN AREAS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TORIVERSIDE…KALONA…WILLIAMSBURG…VICTOR…PARNELL…NORTH ENGLISH…MILLERSBURG…LADORA…CONROY AND AMANA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS…HIGHWAYS AND STREETS…UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IS LIKELY. FLOODING WILL ALSO LIKELY OCCUR ALONG THE ENGLISH RIVER.

PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.