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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

322 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MITCHELL AND OSBORNE COUNTIES IN NORTH 

CENTRAL HAVE BEEN CANCELED...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE A LARGE 

AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS MITCHELL AND OSBORNE 

COUNTY.  THE MINOR FLOODING THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY LAW 

ENFORCEMENT WILL CONTINUE...HOWEVER THE THREAT OF SERIOUS FLASH 

FLOODING HAS ENDED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT CONTAINED HEAVY 

RAINFALL.



AN ADVISORY FOR NUISANCE FLOODING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM 

THIS MORNING AS LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED NO ROAD CLOSURES OR 

LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS.



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

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS DURING YOUR MORNING COMMUTE 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 3956 9904 3915 9902 3918 9793 3956 9798

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