BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
359 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD…
KEOKUK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SIGOURNEY…
NORTHWESTERN LOUISA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WASHINGTON…

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 353 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA…WHICH IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING IN THE NEXT HOUR. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE FROM EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COPPOCK…HEDRICK…WYMAN…WHAT CHEER…WELLMAN…SOUTH ENGLISH…RIVERSIDE…RICHMOND…RICHLAND…MARTINSBURG…KINROSS…KESWICK…KALONA…HAYESVILLE…HARPER…DELTA…CRAWFORDSVILLE…COTTER…BRIGHTON AND AINSWORTH

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED FOUR INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS.

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