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WSUS73 KLBF 280505

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NEC171-280715-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE

1200 AM CDT WED JUL 28 2004



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



AT 1157 PM CDT...SHERIFF RANDY BARNES REPORTED WATER HAD RECEDED IN 

THE CITY OF THEDFORD...WITH THE CULVERTS HANDLING THE EXCESSIVE 

RUNOFF. NO ADDITIONAL FLOODING WAS NOTED WITH MOTORISTS URGED TO USE 

CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING COUNTY ROADS. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT 

GENERATED THE EXCESSIVE RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE 

SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHERN THOMAS COUNTY THROUGH 115 AM CDT. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE UNDER A HALF INCH OVER NORTHERN THOMAS 

COUNTY... WITH UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION 

OF THE COUNTY.  



THE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY CONTINUE TO GENERATE A RISE ON SMALL CREEKS 

AND STREAMS...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS THAT 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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