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Flash Flood Warning continues for counties N. of I-80

Weather

August 21st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Guthrie IA-Audubon IA-Crawford IA-Carroll IA-26 AM CDT MON AUG 21 2017

…THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT FOR
WESTERN GUTHRIE…AUDUBON…SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD AND SOUTHWESTERN
CARROLL COUNTIES…

At 324 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Four to over five inches of rain have fallen. Water was reported over the road one half mile south of Audubon on US Hwy 71 from Bluegrass Creek. Some mud and debris remain on the road.

Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Audubon, Manning, Exira, Adair, Elk Horn, Arcadia, Casey, Templeton,
Kimballton, Westside, Dedham, Halbur, Brayton, Gray, Aspinwall,
Manning Municipal Airport and Audubon County Airport.

Additional rainfall amounts of one half inch to possibly up to an inch are possible in the warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.