Streams and rivers have risen to record levels in spots.
The swollen Pecatonica River spills into downtown Darlington, Wis., on March 14. By Ian Livingston Ian Livingston Email Bio Follow March 15 at 2:44 PM While a historically snowy winter begins to wind down across parts of the Plains and Midwest, what threatens to be an equally historic spring flood season is now underway.
For Reference. The National Weather Service in Omaha is located in Valley #Nebraska near the Platte River. They are Evacuating due to Flooding. @NWSHastings is taking over operations. FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY in progress. The NWS OAX radar is being shut down #NEwx pic.twitter.com/oqyHf7QQ9P Major ice jams on both rivers near Columbus led to a flash flood emergency in the area on Thursday. Officials were planning to place coal ash on the ice to help it melt and allow the rivers to recede once the natural and temporary dams were removed, but the jams broke up on their own before that plan was set into motion.
In the section of the Missouri River meandering through southeastern Nebraska to Iowa border, the Cooper Nuclear Station declared a “notification of unusual event” early Friday morning, signaling that the river had surpassed a height that causes concern.This is just flat crazy, with the Missouri River now forecast to exceed the old record by more than 2 FEET at Brownville! #NEwx #IAwx #MOwx #Flood pic.twitter.
Flooding on this portion of the Missouri River has already neared and surpassed record levels. While additional rises are not expected to be massive, the river may not crest until Saturday or Sunday in this area. Flooding is also common across Iowa, with numerous roads across the state closed because of high water. In central portions of the state, some homes have been evacuated near Otho, where some ice jams have also been reported.
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