405 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR…TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…UNTIL 400 AM CDT THURSDAY

* AT 402 AM CDT…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING ACROSS LARGE PORTIONS OF ADAMS COUNTY. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN FELL EARLIER IN THE NIGHT AND WHILE THE RAIN HAS NOW ENDED AND WATERS ARE BEGINNING TO RECEDE…RESIDUAL FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS WELL INTO WEDNESDAY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… CORNING…BEDFORD…LENOX…LAKE ICARIA…NEW MARKET… CLEARFIELD…PRESCOTT…BLOCKTON…GRAVITY…NODAWAY… SHARPSBURG…KENT…CONWAY…CARBON…ATHELSTAN…CORNING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT…LAKE ICARIA STATE PARK…LAKE OF THREE FIRES STATE PARK AND BEDFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.  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.