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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1115 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2009
.MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON THE DES MOINES RIVER AT ST FRANCISVILLE.
RIVER FORECASTS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT PAST PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS EXPECTED 24 HOURS INTO THE FUTURE FROM THE
FORECAST ISSUANCE TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.
ADDITIONAL RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/QUADCITIES .
IAC111-MOC045-180515-
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/SFLM7.1.ER.091118T0500Z.091118T1200Z.091119T0000Z.NO/
1115 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2009
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE DES MOINES RIVER AT ST FRANCISVILLE.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 10:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET...AND RISING.
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE
RISING TO 18.5 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING. FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS OVER THE LOWEST RIVER BANKS.
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