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WGUS73 KGID 110702

FFSGID

NEC059-110730-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

159 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FILLMORE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA 

HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE THREAT OF  

HEAVY RAINFALL WAS ENDING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  HOWEVER...LIGHT 

TO MODERATE RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH 4 AM.  SOME MINOR FLOODING 

WILL CONTINUE AS WATER RUNS OFF...BUT THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL FLASH 

FLOODING HAS ENDED.



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODING OF THE DRY SANDY CREEK IN 

SCHICKLEY...WATER WAS OVERFLOWING INTO THE PARK.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR

REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HASTINGS.



LAT...LON 4069 9784 4033 9780 4035 9737 4071 9733

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