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WGUS75 KCYS 010057

FFSCYS

NEC045-010145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY

657 PM MDT WED JUN 30 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL 

DAWES COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...



THE PUBLIC HAS REPORTED FLOODING IN AND NEAR CHADRON. NATIONAL 

WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN 

HAD FALLEN IN A FIVE MILE WIDE SWATH FROM 5 MILES EAST OF CHADRON TO 

10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHADRON.



AT 657 PM MDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WERE 

IN AND NEAR CHADRON. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE STATIONARY. RAINFALL 

RATES HAVE DECREASED SINCE 600 PM MDT...BUT THE THREAT OF FLASH 

FLOODING CONTINUES.



SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE

WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL HAS CAUSED FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE 

...CHADRON...HIGHWAYS 20 AND 385 NEAR CHADRON...RIDGEVIEW GOLF 

CLUB...CHADRON AIRPORT AND WHITNEY.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH

MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT

IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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

IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...CREEKS OR

RIVERS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID

CAMPING ALONG DRAINAGES DURING THREATENING RAINS.



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. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



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