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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

823 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008



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KEARNEY NE-

823 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN KEARNEY

COUNTY...



THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL FELL NORTH OF NORTHERN KEARNEY COUNTY IN 

BUFFALO COUNTY.  FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED IN NORTHERN 

KEARNEY COUNTY.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING

FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA.



LAT...LON 4104 9873 4069 9873 4065 9895 4065 9909

      4066 9917 4075 9917 4075 9918 4097 9918

      4104 9919 4104 9896

TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 258DEG 29KT 4105 9728



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NEC019-300430-

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BUFFALO NE-

823 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR

EASTERN BUFFALO COUNTY...



AT 822 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 

THAT HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES FELL IN BUFFALO COUNTY.  RUNOFF 

FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL CAUSE 

AREAS OF FLASH 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.



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 4104 9873 4069 9873 4065 9895 4065 9909

      4066 9917 4075 9917 4075 9918 4097 9918

      4104 9919 4104 9896

TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 258DEG 29KT 4105 9728



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