Flood Advisory for n.w. Harrison & s.w. Monona Counties
September 16th, 2016 by Ric Hanson
AREA COUNTIES: HARRISON and MONONA…
652 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY AND SOUTHWESTERN MONONA COUNTY…UNTIL 1245 PM CDT.
* AT 652 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS HAD OCCURRED OVERNIGHT, CAUSING MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND…DON’T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…FARMLAND…AND OTHER LOW LYING
SPOTS.