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WGUS73 KGID 041621

FFSGRI

KSZ007-NEZ077-086-087-042300-



SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

1120 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2001



...RAINS OF THE PAST FEW DAYS CAUSING SOME FLOODING...



THE AREA FROM NEAR MANKATO KANSAS TO SUPERIOR NEBRASKA TO OHIOWA

NEBRASKA HAS SEEN SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS.

THIS HAS CAUSED SOME FLOODING OF LOW AREAS IN THIS REGION.  THIS HAS

PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM.



THERE HAS BEEN A REPORT OF FLOODING WEST OF SUPERIOR NEBRASKA WITH

UP TO A HALF FOOT OF WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY.



ADDITIONAL RAINS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA INTO THIS AFTERNOON

WHICH WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF WATER PROBLEMS IN FLOOD PRONE

AREAS.  THOSE THAT ARE IN LOW AREAS SHOULD KEEP AN WATCH ON WATER

LEVELS TODAY AND BE READY TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING BE

OBSERVED.



MOTORIST IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE URGED NOT TO DRIVE THROUGH

FLOODED ROADWAYS.  THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.



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KISNER

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