Flooding

Flash Flood Warning (Lee and Van Buren) until 7:15am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1011 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CLARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KAHOKA…
SCOTLAND COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MEMPHIS…
LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…KEOKUK…FORT MADISON…
VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KEOSAUQUA…

* UNTIL 715 AM CDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 1008 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE WARNED AREA SAW EXCESSIVE RAINFALL JUST LAST NIGHT…AND NEW HEAVY RAIN WILL IMMEDIATELY RUN OFF…AND RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. AREAS THAT CONTINUE TO BE FLOODED IN CLARK COUNTY…WILL WORSEN AS NEW FLOODING DEVELOPS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STOCKPORT…MILTON…DOUDS/LEANDO…CANTRIL…BONAPARTE…BIRMINGHAM…BENTONSPORT/VERNON…WEST POINT…ST. PAUL…PILOT GROVE…NEW BOSTON…MONTROSE…FRANKLIN…DONNELLSON…DENMARK…CROTON…GRANGER…LURAY AND ST. FRANCISVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS…HIGHWAYS AND STREETS…
UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IS LIKELY.

PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.