Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Des Moines, IA

Issued

Jun 19, 1990, 11:55 PM CDT (04:55 UTC)

Expired

Jun 20, 1990, 6:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Des Moines, IA

Area

Whole counties

County Mahaska County, IA

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1155 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  600 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
          ...MAHASKA...MARION
IN SOUTHEAST IOWA
          ...KEOKUK...WASHINGTON
 
3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER MARION...MAHASKA...
KEOKUK...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES SINCE 8 PM. THIS 4 COUNTY AREA STRETCHEFROM 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DES MOINES TO 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF OTTUMWA. 
ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS JUST ABOUT ENDED...EXTREMELY SERIOUS FLOODING WILLCONTINUE THROUGHOUT THESE COUNTIES DURING THE NIGHT...AS THE RUNOFF
FROM THE HEAVY RAINS TRIES TO DRAIN INTO ALREADY FLOODED CREEKS.
 
WOLF CREEK NEAR WHAT CHEER WAS CAUSING DANGEROUS FLOODING OF A BRIDGE
ON HIGHWAY 21...AND OTHER SERIOUS FLOODING IS ALMOST CERTAINLY
OCCURRING OVER MANY COUNTY AND RURAL ROADS.
 
THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE CITIES OF PELLA...NEW SHARON...OSKALOOSA...
EDDYVILLE...WHAT CHEER...SIGOURNEY...KEOTA...RICHLAND...AND
WASHINGTON.
 
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.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
 
TRUETT

Flash Flood Warnings in Iowa, 1990Every flash flood warning in 1990

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.