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Flash Flood Warning for Benton, Iowa, Johnson and Linn Counties until 2:45am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
845 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
BENTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN IOWA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 245 AM CDT FRIDAY

* AT 843 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN IN A SHORT TIME. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
CEDAR RAPIDS…IOWA CITY…VINTON…MARENGO…MARION…
CORALVILLE…NORTH LIBERTY…HIAWATHA…MOUNT VERNON…ROBINS…
WILLIAMSBURG…BELLE PLAINE…CENTER POINT…LISBON…FAIRFAX…
SOLON…TIFFIN…ELY…ATKINS AND WALFORD.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

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

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LAT…LON 4220 9230 4230 9183 4229 9136 4167 9137
4165 9230

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HAASE