Beaconsfield Weather - Warnings / Advisories

FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 349 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR UNION AND
RINGGOLD COUNTIES...
AT 335 PM CDT THE UNION COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS THAT POLE
ROAD...CHERRY ROAD...250TH ST AND 272 ST SOUTH OF CRESTON ARE ALL
CLOSED.  THE RINGGOLD COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS THAT HIGHWAY 169 NORTH
OF MOUNT AYR IS NOW OPEN.  HOWEVER...HIGHWAY 169 SOUTH OF MOUNT AYR
IS STILL CLOSED.  OTHER ROAD CLOSURES INCLUDE HIGHWAY 2 AND COUNTY
ROAD P68 NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2.
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.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
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.
LAT...LON 4070 9449 4116 9448 4116 9426 4102 9402
      4057 9402 4057 9436
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BOKSA

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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 400 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  SOUTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREAS...IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...APPANOOSE...CLARKE...DECATUR...
  LUCAS...MONROE...RINGGOLD...UNION AND WAYNE. IN SOUTHEAST
  IOWA...DAVIS AND WAPELLO. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...ADAIR...ADAMS...
  CASS AND TAYLOR.
* FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FELL ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN IOWA LAST
  NIGHT AND THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT COULD
  AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING SITUATION AND PRODUCE NEW FLASH FLOODING
  OVER AREAS THAT ESCAPED THE HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT. LOCATIONS
  FROM ATLANTIC...SOUTHEAST THROUGH CORNING AND CRESTON...TO MOUNT
  AYR AND LAMONI RECEIVED TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO AS MUCH
  AS 9 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE
  TONIGHT...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS AS LOW AS A HALF INCH OR SO WILL LIKELY LEAD TO
  MORE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE HARDEST HIT AREAS. HEAVIER RAIN
  OCCURRING TO THE EAST IN FAR SOUTHERN IOWA COULD PRODUCE FLASH
  FLOODING AS WELL.
* WATER RUNNING OVER ROADWAYS...WASHED OUT ROADS AND BRIDGES...AND
  SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING COULD CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
  OVERNIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING
  IN THESE AREAS TONIGHT.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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KINNEY

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