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WGUS43 KDMX 171455
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
955 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...
THOMPSON RIVER...CHARITON RIVER...

  AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...APPANOOSE...DECATUR...
  LUCAS...WAYNE

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...DO NOT DROWN.

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

&&

IAC053-181455-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0002.130418T0819Z-130421T1112Z/
/DVSI4.1.ER.130418T0819Z.130419T0000Z.130420T1112Z.NO/
955 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE THOMPSON RIVER AT DAVIS CITY...OR FROM THE CITY OF GRAND 
  RIVER...TO THE IOWA-MISSOURI BORDER.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT  9:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 1.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND 
  CONTINUE RISING TO 16.4 FEET THURSDAY EVENING. GO BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE SATURDAY MORNING.

&&

LAT...LON 4089 9401 4079 9401 4058 9388 4058 9373 4089 9389

$$

IAC117-185-181455-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0003.130418T1400Z-130420T0300Z/
/CHTI4.1.ER.130418T1400Z.130418T1800Z.130419T0300Z.NO/
955 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE CHARITON RIVER NEAR CHARITON...OR FROM WOLF CREEK...TO RATHBUN 
  RESERVOIR.
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT  8:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.5 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE 
  RISING TO 19.9 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE 
  THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT  19.8 FEET...450TH STREET FLOODS.

&&

LAT...LON 4100 9331 4099 9310 4090 9310 4090 9331

$$

IAC007-181455-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FL.W.0004.130418T1617Z-130420T0036Z/
/MOLI4.1.ER.130418T1617Z.130418T1800Z.130419T0036Z.NO/
955 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE CHARITON RIVER NEAR MOULTON...OR FROM RATHBUN DAM...TO SHOAL 
  CREEK NEAR LIVONIA...MISSOURI.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.
* AT  8:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 36.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE MIDDAY THURSDAY...AND CONTINUE 
  RISING TO 36.2 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT  35.5 FEET...WATER AFFECTS 285TH AVENUE NEAR SEDAN 
  BOTTOMS...OR JUST EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF 285TH AVENUE AND 
  570TH STREET.

&&

LAT...LON 4059 9264 4059 9283 4082 9291 4084 9286

$$
