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Seward County Emergency Management - Nebraska
Sunday August 20th, 2017 :: 07:45 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 08:30AM Monday

...The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a flood warning for the following river in Nebraska... Big Blue River Near Surprise affecting Butler County. Big Blue River Near Seward affecting Seward County. Big Blue River Near Crete affecting Saline County. Lincoln Creek Near Seward affecting Seward County. The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Flood Warning for The Big Blue River Near Seward.

* from this morning to Monday morning...or until the warning is cancelled.

* At 6:45 AM Sunday the stage was 17.5 feet...or 0.5 feet below flood stage.

* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.

* Minor flooding is forecast.

* Forecast...rise above flood stage by late this morning and continue to rise to near 18.1 feet by this afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage by this afternoon.

* Impact...at 18.0 feet...Rural lowlands commence to flood. &&

* AFFECTED AREAS: SEWARD

Instructions:

Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road. The water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely. Turn around...don`t drown! Additional information is available at: http://www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=oax

Address/Location
Seward County Emergency Management - Nebraska
322 S 14th St
Seward, NE 68434

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 402-643-4722

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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