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Flash Flood Warning continues for Cass/Adair/Adams & Union Counties

Weather

June 3rd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ASS IA-ADAIR IA-UNION IA-ADAMS IA-
729 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

…THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY FOR CASS…ADAIR…WESTERN UNION AND ADAMS COUNTIES…

AT 727 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN MOVING BACK INTO THE WARNED AREA FROM THE WEST. OVER TWO
INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
CRESTON…ATLANTIC…GREENFIELD…CORNING…STUART…LENOX…
GRISWOLD…GREEN VALLEY LAKE…LAKE ICARIA…ANITA…ADAIR…
FONTANELLE…LEWIS…ORIENT…MASSENA…CUMBERLAND…PRESCOTT…
BRIDGEWATER…MARNE AND WIOTA.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

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

TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.