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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

850 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008



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SMITH KS-OSBORNE KS-

850 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR

NORTHERN OSBORNE AND SMITH COUNTIES...



AT 848 PM CDT...RADAR ESTIMATES HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE 

FALLEN IN NORTHERN OSBORNE AND SMITH COUNTIES.  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 3956 9904 3957 9906 4000 9906 4000 9850

      3942 9850 3938 9904

TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 248DEG 39KT 4015 9731



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