BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
848 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHWESTERN MUSCATINE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MUSCATINE…
NORTHWESTERN LOUISA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 245 AM CDT SATURDAY

* AT 838 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM JUST SOUTH OF HILLS THROUGH RIVER JUNCTION AND LONE TREE TO SOUTH OF NICHOLS. RADAR ESTIMATES AS MUCH AS 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THESE AREAS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RIVERSIDE…NICHOLS…FRUITLAND…LONE TREE AND HILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

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

FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY ON DIRTY FACE CREEK…RAPID CREEK AND DAVIS CREEK. IN ADDITION SIGNIFICANT RISES CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE IOWA RIVER AT LONE TREE WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE.

DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS. MOST FATALITIES OCCUR IN VEHICLES SWEPT AWAY IN FLOOD WATERS AS SHALLOW AS 1 FOOT.

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

PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.