Severe Thunderstorm Warning For Johnson and Pawnee County, Flash Flood Warning For Johnson and Otoe County

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Johnson County in southeastern Nebraska...
Western Pawnee County in southeastern Nebraska...
Gage County in southeastern Nebraska...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 713 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Sterling to 4 miles south of Wymore, moving
east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Beatrice, Tecumseh, Wymore, Sterling, Blue Springs, Cook, Odell,
Summerfield, Adams, Filley, Barneston, Burchard, Liberty,
Steinauer, Lewiston, Virginia, Crab Orchard and Rockford State
Recreation Area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

 

 

 

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Lancaster County in southeastern Nebraska...
Western Johnson County in southeastern Nebraska...
Southwestern Otoe County in southeastern Nebraska...
Northeastern Gage County in southeastern Nebraska...

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 717 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have
already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Beatrice, Sterling, Douglas, Adams, Burr and Crab Orchard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.