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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY

745 PM MDT WED JUN 30 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN DAWES COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHADRON



* UNTIL 945 PM MDT



* AT 745 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  LIKELY FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN

  DAWES COUNTY. 



* THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE ACROSS...

  NORTHERN DAWES COUNTY THROUGH 945 PM.  

 

THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE EARLIER FLASH FLOOD WARNING 

FOR CENTRAL DAWES COUNTY.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR 

WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE 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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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

CHEYENNE.



LAT...LON 4271 10336 4271 10280 4297 10282 4297 10345



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