

000 

WGUS73 KGID 180031

FFSGID



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

724 PM CDT THU JUL 17 2008



NEC081-121-125-143-185-180415-

/O.CON.KGID.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-080718T0415Z/

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

NANCE NE-POLK NE-HAMILTON NE-YORK NE-MERRICK NE-

724 PM CDT THU JUL 17 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR

MERRICK...NORTHERN YORK...NORTHERN HAMILTON...POLK AND SOUTHERN NANCE

COUNTIES...



FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH 1115 PM. THOUGH MUCH OF THE EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN 

HAS DIMINISHED...MORE RAIN ON THE ORDER OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH WILL 

FALL THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 



THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS OF CONCERN...BUT SOME OF THE WORST FLOODING 

IS LIKELY FROM STROMSBURG TO BENEDICT...AND THEN EAST TOWARD 

GRESHAM. A LARGE AREA OF 3 OR MORE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN...WITH 

EXTENSIVE FLOODING LIKELY ALONG THE LINCOLN CREEK AND ITS 

TRIBUTARIES. FLOODING WILL ALSO OCCUR ALONG THE BIG BLUE RIVER FROM 

SOUTH OF POLK TO SURPRISE. 



ANOTHER AREA OF FLOODING...IS LIKELY ALONG THE SILVER CREEK IN 

MERRICK COUNTY...ESPECIALLY FROM JUST EAST OF ARCHER AND THEN 

DOWNSTREAM. A MAXIMUM OF CLOSE TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ABOUT 

5 MILES NORTH OF CENTRAL CITY FROM RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES. 



AS MENTIONED...THE 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. TURN AROUND...DONT 

DROWN. 



LAT...LON 4089 9736 4088 9825 4137 9827 4138 9809

      4132 9796 4127 9793 4133 9760 4138 9745

      4138 9744 4140 9739 4139 9736



$$

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000 

WGUS73 KGID 180031

FFSGID



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

724 PM CDT THU JUL 17 2008



NEC081-121-125-143-185-180415-

/O.CON.KGID.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-080718T0415Z/

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

NANCE NE-POLK NE-HAMILTON NE-YORK NE-MERRICK NE-

724 PM CDT THU JUL 17 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR

MERRICK...NORTHERN YORK...NORTHERN HAMILTON...POLK AND SOUTHERN NANCE

COUNTIES...



FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH 1115 PM. THOUGH MUCH OF THE EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN 

HAS DIMINISHED...MORE RAIN ON THE ORDER OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH WILL 

FALL THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 



THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS OF CONCERN...BUT SOME OF THE WORST FLOODING 

IS LIKELY FROM STROMSBURG TO BENEDICT...AND THEN EAST TOWARD 

GRESHAM. A LARGE AREA OF 3 OR MORE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN...WITH 

EXTENSIVE FLOODING LIKELY ALONG THE LINCOLN CREEK AND ITS 

TRIBUTARIES. FLOODING WILL ALSO OCCUR ALONG THE BIG BLUE RIVER FROM 

SOUTH OF POLK TO SURPRISE. 



ANOTHER AREA OF FLOODING...IS LIKELY ALONG THE SILVER CREEK IN 

MERRICK COUNTY...ESPECIALLY FROM JUST EAST OF ARCHER AND THEN 

DOWNSTREAM. A MAXIMUM OF CLOSE TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ABOUT 

5 MILES NORTH OF CENTRAL CITY FROM RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES. 



AS MENTIONED...THE 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. TURN AROUND...DONT 

DROWN. 



LAT...LON 4089 9736 4088 9825 4137 9827 4138 9809

      4132 9796 4127 9793 4133 9760 4138 9745

      4138 9744 4140 9739 4139 9736



$$

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