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WSUS73 KLBF 221002

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NEC103-221100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE

459 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR KEYA PAHA 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.



RADAR AND SATELLITE INDICATES 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

ACROSS MANY AREAS OF KEYA PAHA COUNTY.  UNPAVED ROADS MAY BE WASHED 

OUT.



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.  CAMPERS 

ALONG THE NIOBRARA RIVER SHOULD MONITOR RIVER LEVELS AND PREPARE TO 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF THE RIVER BEGINS TO RISE QUICKLY. 



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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