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000 

WSUS73 KLBF 220807

FFSLBF

NEC031-103-220900-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE

258 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003



* AT 249 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

  CONTINUED TO INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG A LINE EXTENDING   

  FROM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF CROOKSTON TO 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF   

  BURTON TO 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF MILLS.  RADAR INDICATES TWO VERY 

  IMPRESSIVE RAIN CENTERS DEVELOPING NORTH OF VALENTINE ALONG 

  HIGHWAY 83 NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND ANOTHER SOUTH OF 

  VALENTINE ALONG HIGHWAY 20 JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 83 CUTOFF.  

  SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AT THESE LOCATIONS AND 

  FLOODING MAY BE ONGOING.  OTHER AREAS OF CONCERN IS ALONG HIGHWAY 

  12 BETWEEN VALENTINE AND SPRINGVIEW WHERE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAS 

  OCCURRED.



AT 3 AM CDT...THE THUNDERSTORMS COVERING NORTHEAST CHERRY AND KEYA 

PAHA COUNTIES HAVE CONTRACTED SOME BUT CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY 

HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  THROUGH 4 AM CDT THE 

THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH IN COVERAGE BUT CONTINUE STRONG IN 

SOME AREAS OF KEYA PAHA COUNTY PRODUCING FLOODING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

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

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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

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

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



$$



CDC

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000 

WSUS73 KLBF 220808 CCA

FFSLBF

NEC031-103-220900-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE

258 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING THROUGH 4 AM CDT FOR NORTHEAST CHERRY AND 

KEYA PAHA COUNTIES...



* AT 249 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

  CONTINUED TO INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG A LINE EXTENDING   

  FROM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF CROOKSTON TO 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF   

  BURTON TO 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF MILLS.  RADAR INDICATES TWO VERY 

  IMPRESSIVE RAIN CENTERS DEVELOPING NORTH OF VALENTINE ALONG 

  HIGHWAY 83 NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND ANOTHER SOUTH OF 

  VALENTINE ALONG HIGHWAY 20 JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 83 CUTOFF.  

  SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AT THESE LOCATIONS AND 

  FLOODING MAY BE ONGOING.  OTHER AREAS OF CONCERN IS ALONG HIGHWAY 

  12 BETWEEN VALENTINE AND SPRINGVIEW WHERE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAS 

  OCCURRED.



AT 3 AM CDT...THE THUNDERSTORMS COVERING NORTHEAST CHERRY AND KEYA 

PAHA COUNTIES HAVE CONTRACTED SOME BUT CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY 

HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  THROUGH 4 AM CDT THE 

THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH IN COVERAGE BUT CONTINUE STRONG IN 

SOME AREAS OF KEYA PAHA COUNTY PRODUCING FLOODING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

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

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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

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

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



$$



CDC

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