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WGUS73 KGID 090558

FFSGID

NEC077-093-163-091100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

1254 AM CDT FRI JUL 9 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE

FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA

     GREELEY...SHERMAN AND HOWARD



AT 1251 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY

HEAVY RAIN FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF WOLBACH TO ST. LIBORY...OR FROM

36 MILES NORTH OF GRAND ISLAND TO 10 MILES NORTH OF GRAND ISLAND....

MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.



AT 1247 AM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED WATER OVER THE ROAD ON HIGHWAY 

281 ON THE GREELEY AND HOWARD COUNTY LINE.  WATER WAS ALSO REPORTED 

OVER THE ROAD NEAR ELBA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS AND UNDERPASSES.  RISES ALONG THE 

MUD CREEK...DEER CREEK...OAK CREEK...CEDAR RIVER...SPRING CREEK AND 

COTTONWOOD CREEK CAN BE EXPECTED.



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



TO REPORT FLOODING HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR

REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HASTINGS.



LAT...LON 4171 9874 4137 9872 4137 9918 4107 9918

      4105 9831 4172 9834

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