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000 

WGUS73 KOAX 222200

FFSOAX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA

447 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007



NEC003-011-119-222345-

BOONE NE-MADISON NE-ANTELOPE NE-

447 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR

ANTELOPE...MADISON AND BOONE COUNTIES...



AT 445 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD 

FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. NUMEROUS LOW LAND FLOODING 

HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE WARNED COUNTIES. THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS 

REPORTS OF WATER UP TO THE COUNTY ROADS AND IN SOME 

LOCATIONS...WATER IS OVER THE COUNTY ROADS IN LOW SPOTS. IN BOONE 

COUNTY...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT RAE CREEK IS OUT OF ITS 

BANKS IN PETERSBURG. IN ANTELOPE COUNTY...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS 

REPORT THAT THE PARK IS FULL IN NELIGH. AS OF 430 PM...THE NORFOLK 

AIRPORT REPORTED A DAILY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 2.62 INCHES. 



THE HEAVIEST BAND OF RAIN CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH OF THE WARNED AREA 

LATE THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER MODERATE BANDS OF RAINFALL WILL 

CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 



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

NORFOLK...NELIGH...MEADOW GROVE...ELGIN...CLEARWATER AND BATTLE CREEK



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

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

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN OMAHA.



LAT...LON 4148 9829 4152 9782 4174 9782 4175 9735

      4208 9736 4209 9784 4227 9783 4226 9830



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GRIFFIS

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000 

WGUS73 KOAX 222200

FFSOAX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA

447 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007



NEC003-011-119-222345-

BOONE NE-MADISON NE-ANTELOPE NE-

447 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR

ANTELOPE...MADISON AND BOONE COUNTIES...



AT 445 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD 

FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. NUMEROUS LOW LAND FLOODING 

HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE WARNED COUNTIES. THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS 

REPORTS OF WATER UP TO THE COUNTY ROADS AND IN SOME 

LOCATIONS...WATER IS OVER THE COUNTY ROADS IN LOW SPOTS. IN BOONE 

COUNTY...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT RAE CREEK IS OUT OF ITS 

BANKS IN PETERSBURG. IN ANTELOPE COUNTY...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS 

REPORT THAT THE PARK IS FULL IN NELIGH. AS OF 430 PM...THE NORFOLK 

AIRPORT REPORTED A DAILY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 2.62 INCHES. 



THE HEAVIEST BAND OF RAIN CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH OF THE WARNED AREA 

LATE THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER MODERATE BANDS OF RAINFALL WILL 

CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 



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

NORFOLK...NELIGH...MEADOW GROVE...ELGIN...CLEARWATER AND BATTLE CREEK



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

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

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN OMAHA.



LAT...LON 4148 9829 4152 9782 4174 9782 4175 9735

      4208 9736 4209 9784 4227 9783 4226 9830



$$



GRIFFIS

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