Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Council Bluffs, IA ∙ Bellevue, NE ∙ Carter Lake, IA ∙ Omaha Eppley Airfield, NE ∙ Crescent, IA

Headline

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Nebraska...
Missouri River At Omaha affecting Douglas, Sarpy and Pottawattamie Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
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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Full Alert Message

Flood Statement National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 1058 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Nebraska... Missouri River At Omaha affecting Douglas, Sarpy and Pottawattamie Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at water.noaa.gov. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY, JULY 01... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Missouri River at Omaha. * WHEN...From Monday afternoon to Monday, July 01. * IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, Freedom Park, Tom Hanafan Park and Fontenelle Forest begin to flood. At 30.5 feet, Floodwaters are impacting Interstate 29/680 near Crescent and northward to exit 71 near Loveland. At 32.5 feet, Floodwaters are reaching areas near Council Bluffs, specifically near Interstate 29, miler marker 56. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 21.3 feet...or 5.7 feet below flood stage. - Bankfull stage is 27.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow evening to a crest of 34.8 feet early Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Monday, July 01. - Flood stage is 27.0 feet. && LAT...LON 4142 9596 4142 9587 4140 9587 4138 9585 4136 9585 4136 9588 4132 9588 4124 9584 4120 9578 4118 9578 4114 9581 4106 9581 4107 9592 4111 9592 4114 9589 4118 9590 4120 9593 4123 9591 4135 9596 4139 9595

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