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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
126 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2018

IAC049-153-010715-
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Polk IA-Dallas IA-
126 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM CDT FOR
POLK AND DALLAS COUNTIES...

At 124 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported heavy rain and flash
flooding across the warned area. 3 to 8 inches of rain have already
fallen. Significant flash flooding is occurring with reports of
stranded vehicles, roads blocked by water, and creeks and streams
out of banks.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive,
Altoona, Waukee, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Grimes, Perry, Adel, Windsor
Heights, Carlisle, Bondurant, Saylorville, Mitchellville, Dallas
Center and Earlham.

Additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches are possible in the
warned area the remainder of tonight.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35 between mile markers 67 and 72, and between mile
markers 87 and 93.
 Interstate 80 between mile markers 100 and 149.
 Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4149 9342 4151 9342 4151 9356 4150 9424
      4160 9424 4160 9428 4186 9428 4186 9381
      4174 9380 4174 9335 4149 9333

$$

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