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WGUS53 KOAX 032359

FFWOAX

NEC055-040200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE

657 PM CDT TUE AUG 3 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF OMAHA



* UNTIL 900 PM CDT



* AT 655 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF 

  DOUGLAS COUNTY...INCLUDING OMAHA.  RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES

  HAVE FALLEN ACROSS DOUGLAS COUNTY WHICH WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING

  ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BENNINGTON...BOYS TOWN...ELKHORN...

MILLARD...OMAHA...RALSTON...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. IN ADDITION...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

AS LITTLE AS SIX INCHES OF WATER CAN CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL. THIS

INCLUDES PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES.



LAT...LON 4139 9638 4131 9636 4119 9631 4120 9593

      4124 9593 4129 9593 4139 9596



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