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WGUS53 KOAX 082203

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NEC095-090400-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE

503 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA



* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT



* AT 459 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

RAIN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST JEFFERSON COUNTY.  



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED ARE EAST OF REYNOLDS OR SOUTHWEST OF 

FAIRBURY.  CREEKS AFFECTED BY THIS HEAVY RAINFALL ARE ROSE CREEK 

AND WILEY CREEK.  RAINFALL RATES ARE ON THE ORDER OF 1.30 INCHES PER 

HOUR.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. IN ADDITION...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

AS LITTLE AS SIX INCHES OF WATER CAN CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL. THIS

INCLUDES PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES.



LAT...LON 4035 9692 4000 9692 4001 9736 4034 9736



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