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Small Stream Flood Advisory for Monona/Harrison/Shelby Counties

Weather

August 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

715 AM CDT THU AUG 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN MONONA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 915 AM CDT

* AT 710 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN HAD DUMPED 1 TO
2 INCHES OF RAIN OVERNIGHT…AND COMBINED WITH RECENT RAINS…MUCH
OF THAT RAIN HAS CAUSED MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND
COUNTRY ROADS. SOME AREAS FROM LOGAN TO DUNLAP COULD SEE ANOTHER
INCH OF RAIN BEFORE IT ENDS FROM WEST TO EAST.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
MISSOURI VALLEY…LOGAN…MONDAMIN…UTE…MODALE…PISGAH…
MOORHEAD…WOODBINE…DUNLAP…MAGNOLIA…SOLDIER…LITTLE SIOUX…
PELICAN POINT STATE RECREATION AREA…SCHABEN PARK…PREPARATION
CANYON STATE PARK…LITTLE SIOUX SCOUT RANCH…HISTORICAL VILLAGE
WELCOME CENTER…WILLOW LAKE RECREATION AREA AND MANTENO RECREATION
AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…AS WELL AS FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.