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Flood Warning: Ringgold & Union Counties until 6-pm Wed.

Weather

September 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

601 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR…
RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 553 AM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODING IN MANY
RURAL LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTIES… WITH EITHER ROADS DAMAGED
OR ONGOING FLOODING OR SOME BLOCKED ROADS. BOTH CLARKE AND
RINGGOLD COUNTIES REPORT ROAD WASHOUTS…BRIDGES DAMAGED AND
GRAVEL ROADS DAMAGED. IN CLARKE COUNTY…THE EAST LONG CREEK AND
SEVEN MILE CREEK WERE OUT OF THEIR BANKS EARLY THIS MORNING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN LAST NIGHT
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* PERSONS TRAVELING SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS EARLY THIS MORNING AND
TODAY AND AVOID ANY FLOODED AREAS…NEVER DRIVE INTO WATER OF ANY
DEPTH.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
OSCEOLA…MOUNT AYR…LAKESIDE CASINO…SUN VALLEY LAKE…AFTON…
MURRAY…LORIMOR…DIAGONAL…KELLERTON…WOODBURN…TINGLEY…
ARISPE…REDDING…SHANNON CITY…THAYER…ELLSTON…BENTON…
MALOY…DELPHOS AND BEACONSFIELD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR HAS BEEN
REPORTED. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

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.

TO REPORT FLOODING…HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.