THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN GRUNDY COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT TUESDAY

* AT 604 PM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES WERE REPORTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST
BUTLER…NORTHWEST GRUNDY…NORTHEAST HARDIN AND FAR EASTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTIES. THIS AREAL FLOOD WARNING WILL REPLACE THE FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS ACROSS THE AREA.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…APLINGTON…
PARKERSBURG AND SHELL ROCK IN ADDITION TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING
ALONG BEAVER CREEK INCLUDING THE NEW HARTFORD AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

NUMEROUS ROADS ACROSS THE AREA REMAIN UNDER WATER IN ADDITION TO
SIGNIFICANT PONDING. RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH
WATER WAYS DOWNSTREAM OF THE RAINFALL HAVING SIGNIFICANT RISES.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.

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LAT…LON 4238 9313 4272 9313 4274 9255 4253 9256

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DONAVON