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WGUS43 KOAX 020735
FLWOAX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
235 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024

.Very heavy rains fell across the area overnight. Radar estimates
along with ground observations suggest anywhere from 3 to 7 inches
of rain fell in a short period of time. Many roads remain flooded
and many creeks and rivers will rise throughout the day. Do not
drive through flooded roadways.

IAC071-129-155-NEC023-025-055-109-131-151-153-155-159-021930-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fremont IA-Mills IA-Pottawattamie IA-Butler NE-Cass NE-Douglas NE-
Lancaster NE-Otoe NE-Saline NE-Sarpy NE-Saunders NE-Seward NE-
235 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive
  rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest Iowa, including the following
  counties, Fremont, Mills and Pottawattamie and Nebraska, including
  the following counties, Butler, Cass, Douglas, Lancaster, Otoe,
  Saline, Sarpy, Saunders and Seward.

* WHEN...Until 230 PM CDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads
  remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to
  excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 233 AM CDT, emergency management reported heavy rain in
    the warned area due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or
    expected to begin shortly. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain
    have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
    warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Omaha, Lincoln, Council Bluffs, Bellevue, Papillion, Seward,
    Ralston, Wahoo, Gretna, David City, Bennington, Boys Town,
    Elkhorn, Millard, Offutt AFB, La Vista, Crete, Plattsmouth,
    Glenwood and Carter Lake.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 4137 9709 4141 9674 4132 9557 4112 9548
      4089 9567 4079 9634 4060 9695 4058 9737
      4126 9737


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Pearson