Flooding, Forecast

Flash Flood Warning (Carroll and Crawford) until 12:45am Monday

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
654 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT

* AT 652 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED THAT WATER IS OVER
HIGHWAY 141 BETWEEN DENISON AND CHARTER OAK. RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR
2 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES
POSSIBLE IN CRAWFORD COUNTY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD EAST INTO
CARROLL COUNTY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
CARROLL…DENISON…MANNING…SCHLESWIG…MANILLA…DOW CITY…
CHARTER OAK…ARCADIA…BREDA…VAIL…TEMPLETON…WESTSIDE…
KIRON…DEDHAM…DELOIT…HALBUR…RICKETTS…ARION…BUCK GROVE
AND ASPINWALL.

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.

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LAT…LON 4221 9567 4221 9483 4187 9483 4187 9567

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DONAVON