By National Weather Service in Cheyenne, WY
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Box Butte County in the panhandle of Nebraska... Northwestern Morrill County in the panhandle of Nebraska... Northeastern Scotts Bluff County in the panhandle of Nebraska... Southeastern Sioux County in the panhandle of Nebraska... * Until 500 PM MDT. *
At 158 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.75 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.75 to 1.5 inches in 3 hours. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.75 to 1.5 inches 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... Alliance, Hemingford, Kilpatrick Lake, Flahertys Corner and Berea.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.