1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Omaha, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 27, 10:45 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION ... UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1145 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2001
CONVECTION IS BEGINNING TO CROSS THE BORDER FROM KS MCS. FLASH
FLOOD GUIDANCE IN SE NEB IS GENERALLY 1.5 INCH OR LESS. RUC 700 MB
MOISTURE SUGGESTS THAT HEAVY RAIN IS A THREAT WITHIN THE SOUTHERNMOST
1 OR 2 TIERS OF COUNTIES IN PARTICULAR. WINDS ARE WEAK AT LOW
LEVELS AND STORMS ARE SLOW MOVING. ISSUED FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE
REST OF THE NIGHT.
.OMA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT IN PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST...WITHIN
35 MILES OF THE KS BORDER
POLLACKIAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-281000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1142 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2001 STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT IN FAR SOUTHERN NEBRASKA. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL KANSAS...COMBINED WITH A BAND OF VERY MOIST AIR ALOFT...HAS ALLOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OVER KANSAS. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO FAR SOUTHERN NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN WEATHER HAZARD WILL BE FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINS...BUT A FEW STORMS MAY HAVE DAMAGING WIND OR LARGE HAIL...MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FAIRBURY TO PERU. POLLACK
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:00 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain caused flooding of county roads near Falls City.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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