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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE

830 PM CDT TUE OCT 9 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PLATTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA

  SOUTHEAST BOONE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA



* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT



* AT 825 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED 4 1/2 INCHES HAS FALLEN IN THE

  LINDAY AREA. AT 815 PM CDT THE BOONE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT

  ALSO INDICATED SOME WATER AND MUD WAS OVER THE ROAD ON HIGHWAY

  56 AREA AROUND SAINT EDWARD.



* PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPID RISES ALONG SHELL CREEK IN PLATTE

  COUNTY



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

OMAHA.



LAT...LON 4173 9792 4156 9791 4153 9729 4171 9728



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