Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 6:54PM CDT expiring September 1 at 12:45AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Des Moines IA
Issued: 2014-08-31T18:54:30-05:00
Expires: 2014-09-01T00:45:00-05:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 12:45 AM CDT. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT

* AT 652 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED THAT WATER IS OVER
HIGHWAY 141 BETWEEN DENISON AND CHARTER OAK. RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR
2 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES
POSSIBLE IN CRAWFORD COUNTY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD EAST INTO
CARROLL COUNTY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
CARROLL…DENISON…MANNING…SCHLESWIG…MANILLA…DOW CITY…
CHARTER OAK…ARCADIA…BREDA…VAIL…TEMPLETON…WESTSIDE…
KIRON…DEDHAM…DELOIT…HALBUR…RICKETTS…ARION…BUCK GROVE
AND ASPINWALL.
Instruction: TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Carroll; Crawford

Message Identifier: NWS-140501-763558-700747
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – Flash Flood Warnings warnings