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NEC171-280715-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE

1140 PM CDT TUE JUL 27 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THOMAS COUNTY UNTIL 215 CDT...



AT 1112 PM CDT...A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED WATER FLOWING 6 INCHES 

OVER A PORTION OF THE ROAD IN THEDFORD. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS 

THAT PRODUCED EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 3 INCHES IN SOME 

LOCALES WILL BE MOVING SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHERN THOMAS COUNTY THROUGH 

1230 AM CDT. HOURLY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES 

OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN ENDS AS THUNDERSTORMS MOVE 

OUT OF THE COUNTY. 



THE EXCESSIVE RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE INCREASED RUNOFF WITH 

FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND HIGHWAYS. ADDITIONALLY 

...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS 

AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NORTH

PLATTE.



LAT...LON 4207 10028 4206 10027 4192 10027 4191 10028

      4176 10029 4176 10079 4207 10083 4208 10065

      4208 10064



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