542 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

A FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR EASTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTIES…

AT 541 PM CDT…RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS… DITCHES AND FIELDS IS LIKELY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…VILLISCA…STANTON…GRANT…HEPBURN AND VIKING LAKE STATE PARK.

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.

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.