Flooding

Flash Flood Warning (Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson and Louisa) until 9am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1203 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BURLINGTON…
HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MOUNT PLEASANT…
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD…
LOUISA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…WAPELLO…COLUMBUS JUNCTION…

* UNTIL 900 AM CDT

* AT 1159 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN SINCE 1030 PM…WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES LIKELY OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROME…MAHARISHI VEDIC CITY…WYMAN…TOOLESBORO…OAKVILLE…MORNING SUN…LETTS…GRANDVIEW…COTTER…COLUMBUS CITY…WINFIELD…WAYLAND…OLDS…MOUNT UNION…PLEASANT PLAIN…PACKWOOD…LOCKRIDGE…BATAVIA…ABINGDON AND MEDIAPOLIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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