Small stream flood advisory: Montgomery County
May 27th, 2013 by Ric Hanson
MONTGOMERY IA-MILLS IA-PAGE IA-FREMONT IA-
422 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
CENTRAL MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
* UNTIL 615 AM CDT
* AT 419 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN
THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST
HOUR.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE
RED OAK…CLARINDA…SHENANDOAH…VILLISCA…SIDNEY…MALVERN…
HAMBURG…ESSEX…STANTON…FARRAGUT…EMERSON…ELLIOTT…
RIVERTON…COIN…TABOR…COLLEGE SPRINGS…THURMAN…HASTINGS…
RANDOLPH…SHAMBAUGH…GRANT…YORKTOWN…IMOGENE…NORTHBORO…
HEPBURN AND COBURG.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF AN INCH OR SO IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA. THIS
ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL CASUE MINOR FLOODING TO CONTINUE.
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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.