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WGUS73 KGID 291340

FFSGID



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

838 AM CDT SUN JUL 29 2007



NEC081-291730-

HAMILTON NE-

838 AM CDT SUN JUL 29 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR

HAMILTON COUNTY...



AT 835 AM CDT...RUNOFF FROM OVERNIGHT HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 7 

INCHES ACROSS HAMILTON COUNTY CONTINUED TO PRODUCE FLOODING 

PROBLEMS.  LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT ROAD 11 BETWEEN K 

AND L WAS CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROAD.  WATER WAS ALSO OVER L 

ROAD BETWEEN 11 AND 10.  THE ROADS WERE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY FOUR 

MILES WEST AND ONE MILE SOUTH OF AURORA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

AURORA...MARQUETTE AND HORDVILLE.



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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 4088 9826 4103 9806 4104 9806 4109 9797

      4109 9792 4111 9788 4116 9783 4070 9782

      4071 9826



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