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Flash Flood Warning
ActiveLancaster, NE; Saunders, NE; Seward, NE
Status
In Progress
Started about 3 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
FFWOAX
The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Saunders County in east central Nebraska... Northern Lancaster County in southeastern Nebraska... Eastern Seward County in southeastern Nebraska...
* Until 130 AM CDT.
* At 1025 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Northwestern Lincoln, Milford, Ceresco, Valparaiso, Malcolm, Garland, Pleasant Dale, Raymond, Davey, Ithaca, Lincoln Airport, Emerald, Branched Oak State Recreation Area and Pawnee State Recreation Area.
This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 379 and 395...and between mile markers 399 and 405.
This also includes Highway 77 between Lincoln and Ceresco.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Data from the National Weather Service
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