The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Box Butte County in the panhandle of Nebraska...
South Central Dawes County in the panhandle of Nebraska...
* Until 730 PM MDT.
* At 431 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Box Butte Reservoir, Box Butte Campground and Box Butte Dam.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood