Jul 08, 2023

Flash Flood Warning issued for Morrill County

Posted Jul 08, 2023 8:50 PM

By National Weather Service in Cheyenne, WY

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...

West Central Morrill County in the panhandle of Nebraska...

* Until 600 PM MDT.

* At 248 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing

heavy rain across 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...

Bridgeport, Bayard, Bridgeport State Recreation Area, Northport,

Court House And Jail Rocks, The Intersection Of Highway 385 And

92, South Bayard Junction and Chimney Rock State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.