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WGUS73 KDMX 130938
FFSDMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
338 AM CST SAT MAR 13 2010

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WEBSTER IA-
338 AM CST SAT MAR 13 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ICE JAM FLOODING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
CENTRAL WEBSTER COUNTY UNTIL 530 AM CST...

AT 336 AM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING 
CONTINUED ALONG THE DES MOINES RIVER ON THE NORTH EDGE OF FORT 
DODGE.  NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN THE PAST 
HOURS.  IN THE BREEN ADDITION THE WATER LEVELS WERE FALLING AND THE 
RIVER WAS FLOWING FREE OF ICE.  IN THE RIVERDALE ADDITION...WATER 
CONTINUED TO RISE SLOWLY AND WAS SURROUNDING OR ENTERING HOMES.  
REPORTS FROM ALONG SCENIC DRIVE INDICATED LARGE ICE CHUNKS FLOWING 
DOWNSTREAM TOPPLED TREES AND BLOCKED ROADS IN THE NORTH 7TH AND 
MILLER AREA AROUND 230 AM THIS MORNING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...FORT DODGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

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LAT...LON 4259 9419 4246 9415 4245 9419 4258 9424

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