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IAC071-NEC131-231345-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE

247 AM CDT FRI AUG 23 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  OTOE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA

  FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA



* UNTIL 845 AM CDT



* AT 237 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY       

  HEAVY RAIN UP TO 3 INCHES NORTHWEST OF PALMYRA.  LINES OF 

  THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MERGE OVER THE AREA BETWEEN 3 AM

  AND 5 AM.  THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR MORE HEAVY RAINFALL AND 

  FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED...SYRACUSE...NEBRASKA CITY...AND SIDNEY 

  IOWA.



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

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

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4091 9540 4060 9537 4054 9646 4078 9643

          4080 9583



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