SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
619 PM CST SAT MAR 9 2013

IAZ050-062-075-086-100315-
MAHASKA-POWESHIEK-TAMA-WAPELLO-
619 PM CST SAT MAR 9 2013

…MINOR STREAM FLOODING OCCURRING…

RUNOFF DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF RAINFALL…SNOWMELT AND FROZEN
GROUND WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ALONG SOME CREEKS AND SMALLER
STREAMS IN PORTIONS OF TAMA…POWESHIEK…MAHASKA AND NORTHEASTERN
WAPELLO COUNTIES. IN ADDITION…SOME RURAL ROADS HAVE EXPERIENCED
MINOR FLOODING IN THEIR LOWER…FLOOD PRONE AREAS NOT DUE TO STREAM
FLOODING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL HELP CONTINUE THE
ELEVATED STREAM LEVELS.

COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT THAT SOME
RURAL ROADS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE FLOODING.

BE ALERT FOR FLOODED AREAS ALONG ROADS TONIGHT…ESPECIALLY ALONG
RURAL ROADS IN LOWER SPOTS. IF YOU DO ENCOUNTER A CLOSED OR FLOODED
ROADWAY…TURN AROUND AND TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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