Flash Flood Warning issued for portions of River Country
OMAHA/VALLEY-The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Flash Flood Warning until 4:15am
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Sarpy County in east central Nebraska...
Southeastern Saunders County in east central Nebraska...
Cass County in southeastern Nebraska...
Lancaster County in southeastern Nebraska...
Northwestern Otoe County in southeastern Nebraska...
Central Seward County in southeastern Nebraska...
* Until 415 AM CDT.
* At 1025 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is
1.5 to 3 inches in 1 hour. 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...
Lincoln, Bellevue, Papillion, Seward, Plattsmouth, Waverly,
Ashland, Milford, Syracuse, Springfield, Louisville, Weeping
Water, Bennet, Elmwood, Greenwood, Palmyra, Murray, Cedar Creek,
Unadilla and Avoca.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 371 and 428.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.