

000 

WGUS73 KGID 300200

FFSGID



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

900 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008



KSC089-300645-

/O.CON.KGID.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080530T0645Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

JEWELL KS-

900 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT FOR

JEWELL COUNTY...



AT 857 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 

HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN JEWELL 

COUNTY...AND ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.  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 3999 9850 4000 9794 3956 9793 3956 9814

      3956 9815 3956 9825 3956 9849

TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 250DEG 39KT 4008 9736



$$

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000 

WGUS73 KGID 300200

FFSGID



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

900 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008



KSC089-300645-

/O.CON.KGID.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080530T0645Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

JEWELL KS-

900 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT FOR

JEWELL COUNTY...



AT 857 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 

HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN JEWELL 

COUNTY...AND ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.  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 3999 9850 4000 9794 3956 9793 3956 9814

      3956 9815 3956 9825 3956 9849

TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 250DEG 39KT 4008 9736



$$

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