BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
710 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
DUBUQUE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DUBUQUE…
JO DAVIESS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GALENA…

* UNTIL 415 AM CDT THURSDAY

* AT 707 PM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER EASTERN DUBUQUE COUNTY AND WESTERN JO DAVIESS COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES OF A HALF INCH IN 20-30 MINUTES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CENTRALIA…WARREN…SCALES MOUND…MENOMINEE…EAST DUBUQUE…COUNCIL HILL…APPLE RIVER…SHERRILL…SAGEVILLE…RICKARDSVILLE…NEW VIENNA…LUXEMBURG…HOLY CROSS…DYERSVILLE…DURANGO…BANKSTON…BALLTOWN AND ASBURY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THIS AREA.

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