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NEC061-181200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

102 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA



* UNTIL 700 AM CDT



* AT 1259 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 

  INDICATED   FLASH FLOODING FROM A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS 4 MILES 

  SOUTHWEST OF UPLAND...OR   ABOUT 26 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 

  HOLDREGE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...RIVERTON AND CAMPBELL.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN BRANCH OF THOMPSON CREEK 

AS WELL AS COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS 

AND STREAMS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

HASTINGS.



LAT...LON 4032 9916 4004 9916 4007 9872 4032 9873



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