Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Imperial Municipal Airport, NE ∙ Imperial, NE ∙ Champion, NE ∙ Wauneta, NE ∙ Chase, NE ∙ Enders, NE ∙ Lamar, NE

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service North Platte NE 308 AM MDT Fri May 26 2023 The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Chase County in southwestern Nebraska... * Until 730 AM MDT. * At 308 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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... Imperial, Wauneta, Lamar, Champion, Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area, Enders, Crete, Chase, Wanamaker State Wildfire Management Area, Church Grove Campground, Center Dam Campground and Area A Campground. This includes the following highways... Highway 61 between mile markers 25 and 42. 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. && LAT...LON 4046 10204 4056 10204 4062 10189 4045 10135 4035 10135 4035 10179 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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