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WGUS73 KLBF 050241

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE

939 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008



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HAYES NE-

939 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN HAYES COUNTY...



AT 935 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A CLUSTER OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING 

OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO EXIT THE WARNED 

AREA BY AROUND 1030 PM.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HAYES CENTER

STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA AND HAYES CENTER



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE LIKELY IN THE WARNED 

AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO 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.



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

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING

FOR SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.



LAT...LON 4052 10133 4060 10090 4036 10078 4035 10133

TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 180DEG 0KT 4048 10108



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