Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
1102 AM 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.

  Big Blue River Near Seward affecting Seward County.

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.



&&

NEC023-143-159-030715-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-240703T1317Z/
/SRPN1.1.ER.240702T0647Z.240702T1545Z.240702T1917Z.NO/
1102 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Big Blue River near Surprise.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.

* 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 10:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 7.6 feet...or 0.6 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
    this afternoon and continue falling to 1.6 feet Sunday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 7.0 feet.


&&

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


$$

NEC159-030715-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0032.240703T0810Z-240705T0309Z/
/SWRN1.1.ER.240703T0810Z.240703T1800Z.240704T0909Z.NO/
1102 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE THURSDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Blue River near Seward.

* WHEN...From late tonight to late Thursday evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 12.6 feet...or 5.4 feet
    below flood stage.
  - Bankfull stage is 18.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tonight to a crest of 20.0 feet early tomorrow
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.


&&

LAT...LON 4097 9714 4091 9710 4088 9707 4085 9706
      4075 9701 4074 9702 4073 9699 4070 9698
      4070 9700 4071 9702 4073 9702 4074 9704
      4075 9704 4076 9704 4084 9710 4087 9708
      4090 9713 4093 9714 4095 9716 4097 9717


$$

Pearson