United Group Insurance

Flash Flood warning SW Pott. County

Weather

June 3rd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
525 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT TUESDAY

* AT 524 PM CDT…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
AT 16TH AND O STREETS IN COUNCIL BLUFFS. THIS IS A LOW SPOT WHICH
TYPICALLY FLOODS. WITH MORE RAIN ON WAY…EXPECT MORE TYPICAL
FLOODING AREAS TO BE INUNDATED. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
COUNCIL BLUFFS…CARTER LAKE…NARROWS RIVER PARK AND LAKE MANAWA
STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.