Flooding, Forecast, Severe Weather

Flash Flood Warning (Webster, Franklin, Humboldt, Hancock, Wright and Cerro Gordo) until 9:45am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
347 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
WRIGHT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
CERRO GORDO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 945 AM CDT

* AT 346 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN AND ANOTHER INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE IN
SOME AREAS. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
MASON CITY…GARNER…CLARION…EAGLE GROVE…BELMOND…NORA
SPRINGS…ROCKWELL…CLEAR LAKE…MASON CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT…
ELM LAKE…VENTURA…KANAWHA…GOLDFIELD…BADGER…KLEMME…
THORNTON…PLYMOUTH…MESERVEY…RENWICK AND THOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

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LAT…LON 4325 9302 4302 9303 4256 9398 4256 9427
4309 9376 4326 9335 4326 9304

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LEE