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WYZ067-110112-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY

612 PM MDT TUE JUL 10 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY UNTIL

730 PM...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE A

THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER CENTRAL AND

SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY.  THE STORM IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY

NORTHEAST...BUT NEW STORMS ARE FORMING SOUTH OF WHEATLAND.



THE SHERIFFS OFFICE IN PLATTE COUNTY HAS REPORTED FLOODING IN PALMER

CANYON AND THERE IS EXTENSIVE FLOODING IN AND NEAR THE CITY OF

WHEATLAND.  CREEKS AND STREAMS IN AND NEAR WHEATLAND WILL BE AFFECTED

BY THE HEAVY RAINFALL AND RUNOFF...INCLUDING SYBILLE CREEK...ROCK

CREEK AND WHEATLAND CREEK.  ROCK CREEK IS ALREADY OUT OF ITS BANKS.



DOPPLER RADAR IS ESTIMATING BETWEEN 5 AND 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER

PORTIONS OF CENTRAL PLATTE COUNTY SINCE 4 PM.  MOST OF THE RAIN HAS

FALLEN ALONG AND WEST OF I-25.  THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS AND

ALREADY SATURATED GROUND IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE FLOODING IN CENTRAL

AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY.



IF YOU LIVE NEAR A CREEK OR STREAM...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY.  DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER COVERED ROADS...SWIFTLY

MOVING WATER CAN WASH YOUR CAR AWAY.



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STARK

WCJIN-WYSE

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