Flood Advisory

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Southeastern York County in east central Nebraska... Southeastern Adams County in south central Nebraska... Clay County in south central Nebraska... Fillmore County in south central Nebraska... Northern Nuckolls County in south central Nebraska... Northern Thayer County in south central Nebraska... Northeastern Webster County in south central Nebraska...

* WHEN...Until 900 PM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1128 AM CDT, various rainfall observations, automated river gauges, and ground-truth reports from observers indicated that at least 2.5 to 4 inches of rain had fallen within the area mainly over the last 24 hours, resulting in continued minor flooding along area creeks and rivers, and some rural roads. In most places, water levels should continue to very slowly recede through the rest of today, as water increasingly drains into more mainstem rivers such as the West Fork Big Blue River. The West Fork Big Blue itself is actually covered by a separate Flood Warning for portions of Fillmore and York counties valid until 7 PM CDT Friday.

This areal Flood Advisory effectively replaces an areal Flood Warning in effect for the same area that was set to expire at 12 PM CDT today. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Walnut Creek, Buffalo Creek, Dry Sandy Creek, Dry Run Creek, Elk Run Creek, Beaver Creek, Little Sandy Creek, Indian Creek, Galaway Creek, Lincoln Creek, Pawnee Creek, Thirtytwo Mile Creek, South Fork Big Sandy Creek, South Fork Turkey Creek, Oak Creek, School Creek, North Fork Turkey Creek, Dove Creek, Crooked Creek, Big Sandy Creek, North Fork Johnson Creek, Sleepy Hollow Creek, Ash Creek, Liberty Creek, Turkey Creek. - Some locations that could experience flooding include... Geneva, Sutton, Harvard, Clay Center, Exeter, Fairmont, Edgar, McCool Junction, Fairfield, Shickley, Glenvil, Milligan, Waco, Grafton, Ohiowa, Ayr, Deweese and Ong. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood