1106 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
CALHOUN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
SAC COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1045 AM CST TUESDAY

* AT 1049 AM CST…DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA. RECENT REPORTS INDICATE THAT STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN…WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE THROUGH AFTERNOON.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MIGHT EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
CARROLL…DENISON…SAC CITY…ROCKWELL CITY…LAKE CITY…
MANSON…MANNING…COON RAPIDS…GLIDDEN…LAKE VIEW…ODEBOLT…
SOUTH TWIN LAKE…NORTH TWIN LAKE…BLACK HAWK LAKE…SCHLESWIG…
WALL LAKE…MANILLA…SCHALLER…POMEROY AND EARLY.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING ON THE NORTH RACCOON RIVER FROM SAC CITY TO LANESBORO. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS ALSO REPORTED THAT EAST OTTER CREEK IS OUT OF ITS BANKS NEAR KIRON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…AS WELL AS FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.

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.