Weather Alerts for Seward Co.

Issued by the National Weather Service

       Flood Warning      

Flood Warning  FLOOD WARNING   Flood Warning
SEWARD CO.

Areas Affected:
Seward, NE
Effective: Tue, 5/21 7:51pm Updated: Tue, 5/21 8:10pm Urgency: Immediate
Expires: Wed, 5/22 11:00am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Observed

 
Details:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Nebraska...

Big Blue River Near Seward affecting Seward County.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Blue River near Seward.

* WHEN...From late Wednesday night to late Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, State Highway 34 may flood. In addition
the Fairgrounds is flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 1.7 feet...or 16.3 feet
below flood stage.
- Bankfull stage is 18.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Thursday morning to a crest of 20.3 feet early Thursday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday
morning.
- Flood stage is 18.0 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 Wednesday morning at 1100 AM CDT.