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Seward County Emergency Management - Nebraska
Wednesday August 16th, 2017 :: 08:52 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 07:30AM Monday

...The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a flood warning for the following river in Nebraska... Big Blue River Near Seward affecting Seward County. Big Blue River Near Crete affecting Saline County. Lincoln Creek Near Seward affecting Seward County. West Fork Big Blue River Near Dorchester affecting Seward County. The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Flood Warning for The West Fork Big Blue River Near Dorchester.

* from Friday morning to Monday morning...or until the warning is cancelled.

* At 8:15 AM Wednesday the stage was 2.7 feet...or 12.4 feet below flood stage.

* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.

* Minor flooding is forecast.

* Forecast...rise above flood stage by late Friday morning and continue to rise to near 19.1 feet by early Saturday morning. The river will fall below flood stage by early Sunday afternoon.

* Impact...at 18.0 feet...Though only minor flooding is occurring at the gage, upstream near Beaver Crossing more severe flooding is likely ongoing, similar to the flooding seen in September of 2014. &&

* AFFECTED AREAS: SEWARD

Instructions:

Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road. The water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely. Turn around...don`t drown! Additional information is available at: http://www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=oax

Address/Location
Seward County Emergency Management - Nebraska
322 S 14th St
Seward, NE 68434

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 402-643-4722

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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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