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RWUS32 KLBF 270028

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NEZ023-270100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE

628 PM MDT MON AUG 26 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GRANT COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THE RAINFALL WAS ENDING

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND THE FLOOD THREAT WAS DIMINISHING. SOME

MINOR FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...BUT THE THREAT OF SERIOUS FLOODING IS

ENDING. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.



DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD

FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY

CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER

CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND

PICKUPS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO

STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



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