Flood Warning

...The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Iowa...Nebraska...

Missouri River At Nebraska City affecting Fremont and Otoe Counties.

Additional information is available at water.noaa.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 945 PM CDT.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Missouri River at Nebraska City.

* WHEN...From this evening to Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Though flooding is already ongoing, this is the level when flooding starts becoming more impactful, especially to agricultural areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 14.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 18.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening to a crest of 18.9 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 19.0 feet on 06/12/1971. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood