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WGUS73 KGID 300412

FFSGID

NEC121-300915-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

1112 PM CDT SAT MAY 29 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE

FOLLOWING COUNTY...



IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA

     MERRICK



AT 1105 PM CDT...RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES 

HAVE FALLEN ACROSS NORTHERN MERRICK COUNTY TONIGHT.  RUNOFF FROM THE 

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE RISES ALONG THE SILVER CREEK NORTH OF 

CLARKS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY



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 4120 9822 4098 9821 4130 9769 4127 9786

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