Flooding, Forecast

Flash Flood Warning (Appanoose, Davis, Monroe and Wapello) until 2am Wednesday

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
807 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
APPANOOSE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
WAPELLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT

* AT 806 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN PARTS OF MONROE COUNTY. FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SOON AS THE STORMS CONTINUE EASTWARD.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
OTTUMWA…CENTERVILLE…ALBIA…BLOOMFIELD…EDDYVILLE…RATHBUN
LAKE…OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL AIRPORT…LAKE SUNDOWN…ELDON…
MORAVIA…AGENCY…MOULTON…LOVILIA…MYSTIC…CINCINNATI…
BLAKESBURG…PULASKI…DRAKESVILLE…KIRKVILLE AND EXLINE.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

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

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LAT…LON 4116 9310 4116 9218 4060 9218 4058 9310

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LEE