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NEC089-149-110317-
HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
917 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010
...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ON THE ELKHORN RIVER... 
FOR THE ELKHORN RIVER THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE INCLUDED: EWING.
THE ELKHORN RIVER FROM ATKINSON TO EWING HAS RISEN 3 TO 4 FEET OVER THE 
LAST SEVERAL DAYS AS A RESULT OF SNOWMELT RUNOFF AND RECENT RAINFALL. 
BASED ON THE PRECIPITATION FORECAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE ELKHORN RIVER 
NEAR EWING IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 8.6 FEET ON WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THIS IS BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 9.0 FEET...BUT IS THE HIGHEST 
THE RIVER HAS BEEN SINCE IT ROSE JUST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IN MAY 1999. 
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THE CURRENT OBSERVED AND FORECAST STAGES FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS 
INCLUDE:
                        FLD    OBSERVED       FORECAST 7 AM CDT
LOCATION                STG  STG  DAY TIME    WED    THU    FRI
ELKHORN RIVER
EWING 1N                9.0   8.5 TUE 09 PM    8.6    8.1    7.3
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO ... RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS.
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