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WGUS73 KGID 100406

FFSGID



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

1105 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005



KSC089-141-163-183-100715-

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

1105 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005



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

ROOKS...JEWELL AND SMITH COUNTIES...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

MANKATO...IONIA...HARLAN...GAYLORD...ESBON...CEDAR...BELLAIRE 

AND ATHOL.



ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED AT THIS TIME...RUNOFF FROM THE 

RAINFALL EARLIER IN THE EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF 

LOW LYING AREAS AND CREEKS AND STREAMS.  



RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM WEBSTER 

RESERVOIR...TO WOODSTON...STOCKTON...AND IONIA.  RISES IN WATER 

LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE LOST CREEK...MEDICINE 

CREEK...LIMESTONE CREEK...OAK CREEK AND THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORKS OF 

THE SOLOMON RIVER.



IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO 

STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY 

RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS.  NEVER 

DRIVE INTO ANY UNKNOWN DEPTH OF WATER.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

HASTINGS.



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

      3975 9793 3955 9849 3913 9850 3913 9959



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