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WGUS53 KOAX 132118

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NEC107-140015-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE

417 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  KNOX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA



* UNTIL 715 PM CDT



* AT 406 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

  RAIN ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF KNOX COUNTY.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED...ARE THE SOUTH BRANCH OF THE VERDIGRE     

  CREEK AND THE NIOBRARA RIVER...BOTH LOCATED ALONG THE WESTERN TIER 

  OF THE COUNTY.



RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE BETWEEN 1.75 AND 2.00 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 

FALLEN OVER THE LAST 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 4276 9793 4245 9792 4244 9828 4277 9828



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