Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
350 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Nebraska...

  Big Blue River Near Surprise affecting Polk, Seward and Butler
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at water.noaa.gov.



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NEC023-143-159-031200-
/O.CON.KOAX.FL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-240703T2300Z/
/SRPN1.1.ER.240702T0647Z.240702T1745Z.240703T0500Z.NO/
350 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Blue River near Surprise.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, County road 24 1/2 will begin to flood
  downstream of Surprise. In addition, the city park near the gage
  site begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 7.5 feet...or 0.5 feet
    above flood stage.
  - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the last 24
    hours was 7.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 1.7 feet
    early Sunday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 7.0 feet.


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LAT...LON 4114 9743 4113 9736 4111 9732 4111 9730
      4109 9720 4101 9718 4100 9716 4099 9717
      4099 9715 4098 9715 4097 9715 4097 9716
      4098 9719 4104 9721 4107 9720 4108 9720
      4108 9727 4111 9739 4111 9741 4113 9743


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