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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
911 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
...EXPECTED ELEVATED STREAM FLOWS ACROSS THE AREA...
DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS...
RIVER LEVELS HAVE RISEN IN PORTIONS OF THE ELKHORN...PLATTE...BIG
BLUE AND MISSOURI RIVER BASINS.
ALONG THE ELKHORN RIVER...THE RIVER HAS BEEN RUNNING A COUPLE OF FEET
BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT BOTH PILGER AND WEST POINT. THE ELKHORN RIVER IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY FALL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
ALONG THE PLATTE RIVER...RIVER LEVELS HAVE RISEN DUE TO HEAVY RAINS
THAT OCCURRED IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA EARLIER THIS WEEK...ALONG WITH
THE OUTFLOW FROM THE ELKHORN RIVER. THE RIVER REMAINS AROUND ONE TO
ONE AND ONE HALF FEET BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT BOTH ASHLAND AND
LOUISVILLE. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE
OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
ACROSS THE BLUE RIVER BASIN...RIVER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE
SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. LOCATIONS ALONG THE LITTLE
BLUE NEAR FAIRBURY...ALONG THE TURKEY CREEK NEAR WILBER...AND ALONG
THE BIG BLUE RIVER NEAR BEATRICE AND BARNESTON ARE FORECAST TO RISE
TO JUST BELOW RESPECTIVE FLOOD STAGES OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
RIVER LEVELS ALONG THE MAINSTEM MISSOURI RIVER DOWNSTREAM FROM
PLATTSMOUTH ARE ALSO ON THE RISE. NEBRASKA CITY IS FORECAST TO RISE
TO JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING. AT BROWNVILLE AND
RULE...FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY.
THOSE WITH RIVER INTERESTS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR LATER UPDATES ON STREAM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.
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DEWALD