990 
WGUS43 KDMX 111618
FLWDMX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1118 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010

...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...

RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED
PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE 
ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

MORE INFORMATION IS AT  WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES .

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IAC153-121618-
/O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0215.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/DMWI4.2.ER.100809T2306Z.100815T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1118 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RACCOON RIVER AT DES MOINES HWY 28...OR FROM BELOW VAN METER...
  TO WALNUT CREEK.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 34.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS  32 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE TO 35.9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN FALL 
  SLIGHTLY TO NEAR 35 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. BEGIN RISING 
  AGAIN...REACHING 36.4 FEET FRIDAY EVENING. THEN BEGIN FALLING.


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