BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
819 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
POWESHIEK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 819 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL AT RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR IN SOME AREAS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…BROOKLYN…GRINNELL AND MONTEZUMA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES…BIG BEAR
CREEK…NORTH WALNUT CREEK…WALNUT CREEK…SUGAR CREEK…CUB
CREEK…NORTH ENGLISH RIVER…DUGOUT CREEK…MOON CREEK…SOUTH ENGLISH RIVER…WEST BUCK CREEK…EAST BUCK CREEK…DEEP RIVER…HONEY CREEK…LITTLE BEAR CREEK…ROCK CREEK…STONY CREEK…MIDDLE BUCK CREEK…ENGLISH CREEK…NORTH SKUNK RIVER AND MIDDLE ENGLISH RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.

TO REPORT FLOODING…HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN DES MOINES.