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Flood Warning until 2-p.m. Tue. for northern Guthrie Countu

Weather

September 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 200 PM CDT TUESDAY

* AT 143 AM CDT...SEVERAL AREAS ACROSS NORTHERN GUTHRIE COUNTY
  REMAIN AFFECTED BY FLOODING.  HIGHWAY 141 JUST WEST OF BAGLEY AND
  QUAIL ROAD NORTH AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 141 REMAIN CLOSED. 165TH
  STREET THROUGH SPRINGBROOK STATE PARK ALSO REMAINS CLOSED.
  NUMEROUS GRAVEL ROADS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN GUTHRIE COUNTY REMAIN
  CLOSED. THIS IS DUE TO THE 6 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL OVER
  THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT.  THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF
  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH MID MORNING ON TUESDAY WHICH MAY
  ENHANCE CURRENT FLOODING OR LEAD TO RENEWED FLASH FLOODING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  LAKE PANORAMA...BAYARD...BAGLEY...YALE...JAMAICA...SPRINGBROOK
  STATE PARK AND LAKIN SLOUGH GAME MANAGEMENT AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.