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Flash Flood Warning – Audubon County

Weather

June 30th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

1212 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT MONDAY

* AT 1210 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ENTERING THE COUNTY. AN EARLIER STORM DROPPED ONE TO
TWO INCHES OF RAIN SEVERAL HOURS AGO AND ANOTHER LARGE COMPLEX OF
STORMS ENTERING THE COUNTY MAY PRODUCE ONE TO TWO ADDITIONAL
INCHES OF RAIN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
AUDUBON…EXIRA…ELK HORN…KIMBALLTON…BRAYTON…GRAY AND
AUDUBON COUNTY AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.