Flash Flood Watches for NEbraska...
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 6:36 am
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
345 AM CST THU MAR 4 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND FAR SOUTHWEST IOWA EFFECTIVE FROM 600 PM
THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL NOON FRIDAY. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...
IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA...
CASS...GAGE...JOHNSON...NEMAHA...OTOE...PAWNEE AND RICHARDSON.
IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
FREMONT...MILLS...MONTGOMERY AND PAGE.
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND
SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AS DEEPENING LOW
PRESSURE TRACKS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS LOW WILL TAP GULF
MOISTURE THAT WAS ALREADY PRODUING THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN KANSAS
AND MUCH OF OKLAHOMA THURSDAY MORNING. THE RAIN WILL FALL ON
NEARLY SATURATED SOIL DUE TO SNOW MELT OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS AND
RECENT RAINS.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF RIVERS...CREEKS AND OTHER
DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU
ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING DEVELOPS. IF A FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED...DO NOT STAY IN AREAS THAT MAY FLOOD. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
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CHERMOK