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WGUS73 KGID 100219

FFSGID



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

914 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005



KSC089-141-163-183-100715-

SMITH KS-JEWELL KS-ROOKS KS-OSBORNE KS-

916 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 215 AM CDT FOR OSBORNE...

ROOKS...JEWELL AND SMITH COUNTIES...



AT 915 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MONTROSE...

LOVEWELL STATE PARK...JEWELL...FORMOSO AND DOWNS.



RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE FALLEN FROM 

WEBSTER RESERVOIR TO STOCKTON...WOODSTON...ALTON...GAYLORD...AND 

IONIA.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG 

THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.  RISES CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE 

LOST CREEK...BOXELDER CREEK...MEDICINE CREEK...SPRING CREEK AND BOTH 

THE SOUTH AND NORTH FORKS OF THE SOLOMON RIVER.



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.



LAT...LON 3955 9960 3956 9906 3999 9906 4000 9794

      3975 9793 3955 9849 3913 9850 3913 9959



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