THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 432 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. AS MUCH AS 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST
FEW HOURS…AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM
THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS
OF WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY…INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF ARION…CHARTER
OAK…DOW CITY…KIRON…RICKETTS AND SCHLESWIG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.