Flash Flood Warning

Flash Flood Warning for Madison, Marion and Warren Counties until 1:30 AM

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
735 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 732 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA…WITH UP TO THREE INCHES
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITH ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAINS ANTICIPATED EARLY THIS EVENING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
INDIANOLA…PELLA…NORWALK…
KNOXVILLE…WINTERSET…CARLISLE…MONROE…PLEASANTVILLE…
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY…LAKE RED ROCK…MILO…HARTFORD…SAINT
CHARLES…MARTENSDALE…CUMMING… HARVEY AND PATTERSON. SMALLER
TRIBUTARIES OF THE NORTH AND MIDDLE RIVERS WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED
WITH FLASH FLOODING.

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.

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

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LAT…LON 4125 9403 4136 9414 4151 9379 4151 9349
4150 9344 4151 9341 4149 9342 4150 9340
4149 9340 4149 9336 4150 9335 4148 9335
4149 9333 4151 9333 4151 9288 4127 9288

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