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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE

835 PM CDT WED AUG 28 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LANCASTER COUNTY UNTIL 1130 PM

CDT...



AT 828 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE 

MOVED TO THE SOUTHEAST OF LANCASTER COUNTY.  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 

OFFICIALS AND HAM RADIO OPERATORS REPORT THAT FLOODING IS STILL 

OCCURRING IN AND AROUND LINCOLN.



ALTHOUGH THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ENDED...THIS REMAINS A DANGEROUS 

SITUATION.  FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF 

HOURS...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS.



AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS 

HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF ROAD AND STREAM FLOODING. DO NOT 

DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CAUSE MOST VEHICLES 

TO FLOAT...AND CARRY THEM AWAY.



LAT...LON 4102 9648 4056 9646 4057 9690 4103 9690



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