Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Hastings, NE

Issued

Jul 8, 2004, 11:58 PM CDT (04:58 UTC)

Expired

Jul 9, 2004, 6:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Hastings, NE

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Greeley County, NE, Howard County, NE, Sherman County, NE

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000 
WGUS53 KGID 090459
FFWGID
NEC077-093-163-091100-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1158 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  GREELEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  SHERMAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA

* UNTIL 600 AM CDT

* AT 1154 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14
  MILES NORTHEAST OF WOLBACH TO COTESFIELD TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  ROCKVILLE TO 5 MILES EAST OF HAZARD...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM 46 MILES NORTH OF GRAND ISLAND TO 34 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAND
  ISLAND TO 32 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAND ISLAND TO 28 MILES NORTH OF
  KEARNEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FARWELL...DANNEBROG...ELBA...ST. PAUL
  AND CUSHING.

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 DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 4169 9868 4134 9870 4108 9916 4109 9838
      4156 9832 4171 9840

$$

FAY

000 
WGUS73 KGID 090558
FFSGID
NEC077-093-163-091100-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1254 AM CDT FRI JUL 9 2004

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
     GREELEY...SHERMAN AND HOWARD

AT 1251 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY
HEAVY RAIN FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF WOLBACH TO ST. LIBORY...OR FROM
36 MILES NORTH OF GRAND ISLAND TO 10 MILES NORTH OF GRAND ISLAND....
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

AT 1247 AM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED WATER OVER THE ROAD ON HIGHWAY 
281 ON THE GREELEY AND HOWARD COUNTY LINE.  WATER WAS ALSO REPORTED 
OVER THE ROAD NEAR ELBA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS AND UNDERPASSES.  RISES ALONG THE 
MUD CREEK...DEER CREEK...OAK CREEK...CEDAR RIVER...SPRING CREEK AND 
COTTONWOOD CREEK CAN BE EXPECTED.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY

TO REPORT FLOODING HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR
REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HASTINGS.

LAT...LON 4171 9874 4137 9872 4137 9918 4107 9918
      4105 9831 4172 9834
&
$$

FAY

000 
WGUS73 KGID 091026
FFSGID
NEC077-093-163-091530-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
524 AM CDT FRI JUL 9 2004

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GREELEY...HOWARD...AND SHERMAN COUNTIES 
HAS BEEN CANCELED...

HEAVY RAINFALL HAD ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND WATER HAS 
RECEDED FROM ROADWAYS.   SOME MINOR FLOODING MAY CONTINUE FROM THE 
RUNOFF...HOWEVER THE THREAT OF SERIOUS FLOODING HAS ENDED.

LAT...LON 4105 9829 4105 9829 4105 9920 4138 9919
      4138 9893 4140 9874 4173 9874 4174 9828
$$

FAY

Flash Flood Warnings in Nebraska, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004

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