Weather Alerts for Seward Co.Issued by the National Weather Service |
Flood Warning
FLOOD WARNING | ||
SEWARD CO. | ||
Areas Affected: Seward, NE |
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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. |