Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Des Moines, IA

Issued

May 24, 2004, 8:13 PM CDT (01:13 UTC)

Expired

May 25, 2004, 2:15 PM CDT

In force

18 hr

Issued by

NWS Des Moines, IA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Appanoose County, IA, Davis County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Wapello County, IA

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS53 KDMX 250113
FFWDMX
IAC007-051-135-179-250715-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
813 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  APPANOOSE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
  MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
  DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA
  WAPELLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF OTTUMWA

* UNTIL 215 AM

* AT 809 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS IN THE WARNING AREA.

* THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED BY RAINFALL...AND ADDITIONAL RAIN
  WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO SWOLLEN WATERWAYS.   
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO   
INCHES PER HOUR. THIS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL 
STREAMS AND CREEKS.

OTHER WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE...
AGENCY...ALBIA...ALBIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...BLAKESBURG...BLOOMFIELD...
BLOOMFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...CENTERVILLE...CENTERVILLE MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT...CHILLICOTHE...DRAKESVILLE...FLORIS...MORAVIA...MOULTON...
MYSTIC...NUMA...OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL AIRPORT...PULASKI...RATHBUN...
UDELL AND UNIONVILLE

FLASH FLOODS OCCUR QUICKLY...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. AVOID WATER
COVERED ROADS...THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. LESS THAN ONE FOOT OF
FAST FLOWING WATER CAN SWEEP AN AUTOMOBILE OFF THE ROAD.

LAT...LON 4110 9303 4112 9221 4063 9226 4066 9305

$$

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000 
WGUS73 KDMX 250153 AAA
FFSDMX
IAC001-009-015-025-027-039-049-053-073-077-079-099-117-121-123-125-
153-159-169-173-175-181-185-187-250230-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
900 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 

DALLAS AND MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 11 PM
AUDUBON...CARROLL...GREENE...GUTHRIE COUNTIES UNTIL 11:15 PM
BOONE COUNTY UNTIL 11:30 PM
POLK COUNTY UNTIL 11:45 PM
RINGS OLD...DECATUR AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 12:45 AM
TAYLOR...MAHASKA AND WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 1 AM
CLARKE...UNION...LUCAS...WAYNE...JASPER AND ADAIR COUNTIES UNTIL 
1:15 AM...

AT 900 PM...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING WITH NUMEROUS 
ROAD CLOSURES AND RUNNING WATER OVER ROADS.  HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO 
MOVE EASTWARD AND WILL BE OUT OF THE AREA AROUND 10 PM.

THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED BY RAINFALL IN THE WARNING AREA...AND
ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO
SWOLLEN WATERWAYS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL 
RATES OF ONE TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE 
FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

FLASH FLOODS OCCUR QUICKLY...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. AVOID WATER
COVERED ROADS...THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. LESS THAN ONE FOOT OF
FAST FLOWING WATER CAN SWEEP AN AUTOMOBILE OFF THE ROAD.

LAT...LON 4225 9364 4186 9362 4185 9277 4152 9278
          4147 9244 4118 9245 4117 9290 4118 9302
          4114 9312 4060 9313 4060 9490 4088 9492
          4092 9451 4143 9406 4120 9444 4120 9467
          4154 9469 4154 9506 4222 9508

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