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York County Emergency Management - Nebraska
Wednesday August 16th, 2017 :: 03:59 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 04:30AM

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Flood Warning for... Southeastern Nance County in central Nebraska... Northern York County in east central Nebraska... Eastern Hamilton County in south central Nebraska... Northeastern Merrick County in central Nebraska... Polk County in east central Nebraska...

* Until 100 PM CDT Wednesday

* At 353 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms with heavy rain that have resulted in widespread street and low land flooding. Between three and four inches of rain fell across a large part of the warned area.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include... York, Aurora, Stromsburg, Osceola, Shelby, Hampton, Clarks, Silver Creek, Polk, Bradshaw, Benedict, Marquette, Gresham, Hordville and Thayer. Additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches are possible with a second round of thunderstorms across the warned area through the morning hours.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HAMILTON ... YORK

Instructions:

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

Address/Location
York County Emergency Management - Nebraska
510 S Lincoln Ave
York, NE 68467

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 402-362-7744

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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