Major, even historic, river flooding is occurring in parts of the Plains and Upper Midwest and will persist through the weekend and into early next week. There are still flood alerts due to river flooding from Kansas and Nebraska to Michigan. Overnight, there was a flash flood emergency in parts of
Major, even historic, river flooding is occurring in parts of the Plains and Upper Midwest and will persist through the weekend and into early next week.
Overnight, there was a flash flood emergency in parts of eastern Nebraska, outside of Omaha, due to so many roads being completely impassable. Meanwhile, the Missouri River in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, is also in major and record flood stage. The last record was from June 2011. The Missouri River is also rising downstream in St. Joseph, Missouri, and Nebraska City, Nebraska.Quiet weather coast to coastA couple of snow showers are moving off the Great Lakes on Saturday morning, but most precipitation has left the eastern U.S.
High pressure will cause a gradual warming over the next few days in the West, and some seasonably cool temperatures in the central and eastern U.S. It is cooler in the Southern Plains, where temperatures are around 10 to 15 degrees below their typical average.
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