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WGUS73 KOAX 220855

FFSOAX

NEC039-221130-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE

345 AM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CUMING COUNTY UNTIL 630 AM 

CDT...



AT 345 AM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED LIGHT 

TO MODERATE RAIN WAS CONTINUING ACROSS CUMING COUNTY.  ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL OF A QUARTER OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH IS LIKELY THROUGH 630 

AM CDT WITH CONTINUED LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.



THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 51 AND HIGHWAY 9 WAS 

REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT BETWEEN 130 AM AND 230 AM CDT.



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

DANGERS OF ROAD AND STREAM FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. TWO FEET OF

RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING PICKUPS AND

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT...OR HAS A HIGH

PROBABILITY OF OCCURRING.



LAT...LON 4208 9701 4175 9701 4177 9656 4209 9657



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