Weather Alerts for Saunders Co.Issued by the National Weather Service |
Flash Flood Warning
Flood Warning
Flood Warning
Flood Warning
FLASH FLOOD WARNING | ||
SAUNDERS CO. | ||
Areas Affected: Butler, NE - Saunders, NE |
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Effective: Tue, 5/21 8:07am | Updated: Tue, 5/21 9:50am | Urgency: Immediate |
Expires: Tue, 5/21 10:00am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
At 807 AM CDT, emergency management reported widespread flooding across eastern Butler County, including along Skull Creek near Abie, Bruno, and Linwood. Numerous roads are flooded. Between 4 and 9 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Brainard, Prague, Bruno, Linwood, and Abie. Information: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. |
FLOOD WARNING | ||
SAUNDERS CO. | ||
Areas Affected: Saunders, NE |
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Effective: Tue, 5/21 9:01am | Updated: Tue, 5/21 9:50am | Urgency: Immediate |
Expires: Wed, 5/22 12:15am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Observed |
Details:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska... Wahoo Creek At Ithaca affecting Saunders County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wahoo Creek at Ithaca. * WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, More widespread lowland flooding continues. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 19.8 feet...or 0.8 feet above flood stage. - Bankfull stage is 19.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.9 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon. - Flood stage is 19.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Information: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at water.weather.gov. late tonight at 1215 AM CDT. |
FLOOD WARNING | ||
SAUNDERS CO. | ||
Areas Affected: Saunders, NE |
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Effective: Tue, 5/21 9:01am | Updated: Tue, 5/21 9:50am | Urgency: Expected |
Expires: Wed, 5/22 12:15am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...Observed flooding changed to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Nebraska... Wahoo Creek At Wahoo affecting Saunders County. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Wahoo Creek at Wahoo. * WHEN...Until tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 24.5 feet, Substantial overbank flooding begins between Weston and Wahoo. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 25.2 feet...or 4.2 feet above flood stage. - Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet. - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. However the river is expected to crest at moderate flood stage which is 24 feet. - Flood stage is 21.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Information: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at water.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 1215 AM CDT. |
FLOOD WARNING | ||
SAUNDERS CO. | ||
Areas Affected: Harrison, IA - Pottawattamie, IA - Shelby, IA - Burt, NE - Butler, NE - Colfax, NE - Dodge, NE - Douglas, NE - Saunders, NE - Washington, NE |
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Effective: Tue, 5/21 7:33am | Updated: Tue, 5/21 9:50am | Urgency: Expected |
Expires: Tue, 5/21 4:00pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring, and is expected to continue through early afternoon. * WHERE...Portions of Harrison, Pottawattamie and Shelby counties in Iowa, and Burt, Butler, Colfax, Dodge, Douglas, Saunders and Washington counties in Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 400 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring. While some of the smaller streams have already reached their highest levels, some of the larger streams will continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in some urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 727 AM CDT, emergency management, trained spotters, public, and broadcast media have reported heavy rain in the warned area due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain have fallen in most of the warned area, but up to 10 inches of rain is estimated by radar in western Saunders county. - Some locations within this larger flood warning remain in a flash flood warning. These areas can expect the continued threat of very rapid rises in water levels until those flash flood warnings expire. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Omaha, northern Council Bluffs, Fremont, Blair, Harlan, Wahoo, David City, Tekamah, Bennington, Boys Town, Elkhorn, Carter Lake, Missouri Valley, Valley, Logan, Avoca, Arlington, North Bend, Yutan and Underwood. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Information: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. |
FLOOD WATCH | ||
SAUNDERS CO. | ||
Areas Affected: Monona - Harrison - Shelby - Pottawattamie - Mills - Montgomery - Fremont - Page - Thurston - Cuming - Burt - Platte - Colfax - Dodge - Washington - Butler - Saunders - Douglas - Sarpy - Seward - Lancaster - Cass - Otoe - Saline |
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Effective: Tue, 5/21 3:04am | Updated: Tue, 5/21 9:50am | Urgency: Future |
Expires: Tue, 5/21 11:15am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Possible |
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of Iowa, including the following counties, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby and Nebraska, including the following counties, Burt, Butler, Cass, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Douglas, Lancaster, Otoe, Platte, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Seward, Thurston and Washington. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Thunderstorms will continue through the morning hours before ending by early afternoon. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Information: You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. |