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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
820 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007

IAC177-241900-
VAN BUREN IA-
820 AM CDT FRI AUG 24 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR VAN
BUREN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF KEOSAUQUA...

A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY EXISTS ON THE DES MOINES RIVER IN THE
KEOSAUQUA AREA.

THE DES MOINES RIVER AT KEOSAUQUA CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY RISE. THE
FORECAST CREST IN KEOSAUQUA HAS BEEN ADJUSTED UPWARD TO A
NEAR-RECORD CREST OF 32.5 FEET. THIS CREST WILL BE THE SECOND
HIGHEST CREST ON RECORD...ONLY A COUPLE TENTHS OF A FOOT BELOW THE
RECORD CREST IN 1993.

AT 32.5 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN DOWNTOWN KEOSAUQUA AS WELL AS ON
THE APPROACH TO THE IOWA HIGHWAY 1 BRIDGE.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DOUDS/LEANDO.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WATER ON THE DES MOINES
RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING RAPIDLY. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY ON THE
DES MOINES RIVER IN THE KEOSAUQUA AREA.

PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4082 9217 4069 9198 4060 9172 4074 9173
      4088 9209

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