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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA

159 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007



NEC095-060815-

JEFFERSON NE-

159 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR

JEFFERSON COUNTY...



AT 155 AM CDT...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 8.0 

INCHES OF WATER FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 1.03...ONE HALF MILE NORTH OF 

DILLER.  1.90 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAD ALSO FALLEN IN FAIRBURY OVER 

THE LAST HOUR.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO JANSEN AND

DAYKIN.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. COUNTRY ROADS AND

FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING

AREAS ARE ALSO 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4000 9735 4001 9700 4033 9700 4033 9732



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