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Flash Flood Warning Adair/Guthrie/Dallas Counties until 7:45-pm

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June 30th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
146 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 145 PM CDT…AUTOMATED GAUGES AND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE LAST HOUR AS A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
WAUKEE…ADEL…GUTHRIE CENTER…STUART…DALLAS CENTER…
EARLHAM…PANORA…DE SOTO…LAKE PANORAMA…REDFIELD…ADAIR…
DEXTER…CASEY…DIAMONDHEAD LAKE…MINBURN…MENLO AND LINDEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.