Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Omaha, NE

Issued

Jun 20, 2014, 9:41 PM CDT (02:41 UTC)

Expired

Jun 21, 2014, 3:45 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Omaha, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Pottawattamie County, IA, Douglas County, NE, Sarpy County, NE

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

534 
WGUS53 KOAX 210241
FFWOAX
IAC155-NEC055-153-210845-
/O.NEW.KOAX.FF.W.0021.140621T0241Z-140621T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
941 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
  EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  NORTHEASTERN SARPY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 345 AM CDT SATURDAY

* AT 940 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING AROUND 96TH AND 
  DODGE. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING ELSEWHERE IN THE OMAHA 
  AND COUNCIL BLUFFS METRO. STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED ROADWAYS. UP TO 
  TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. WHILE THE RAIN MAY BE 
  TAPERING OFF...MORE RAIN IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. FLASH FLOODING IS 
  ALREADY OCCURRING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  OMAHA...COUNCIL BLUFFS...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...
  RALSTON...MILLARD...CARTER LAKE...BOYS TOWN...CRESCENT...LAKE
  MANAWA STATE PARK...NARROWS RIVER PARK AND CHALCO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4116 9581 4115 9616 4131 9619 4139 9611
      4139 9597 4132 9568

$$

PEARSON

989 
WGUS73 KOAX 210353
FFSOAX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1053 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014

IAC155-NEC055-153-210845-
/O.CON.KOAX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140621T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
POTTAWATTAMIE IA-DOUGLAS NE-SARPY NE-
1053 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT
SATURDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE...EASTERN DOUGLAS AND
NORTHEASTERN SARPY COUNTIES...

AT 1050 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING IN THE 
OMAHA...COUNCIL BLUFFS METRO. DONT DRIVE ANYWHERE IN OMAHA OR 
COUNCIL BLUFFS. IN LA VISTA...AS MUCH AS FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAS 
BEEN REPORTED. ELSEWHERE IN THE METRO AREA THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF 
RAIN IS COMMON. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
OMAHA...COUNCIL BLUFFS...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...RALSTON...
MILLARD...CARTER LAKE...BOYS TOWN...CRESCENT...LAKE MANAWA STATE
PARK...NARROWS RIVER PARK AND CHALCO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4116 9581 4115 9616 4131 9619 4139 9611
      4139 9597 4132 9568

$$

PEARSON

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