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NWUS53 KGID 170923
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
423 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2019
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0614 PM FLOOD MCCOOL JUNCTION 40.74N 97.59W
03/13/2019 YORK NE COUNTY OFFICIAL
TWO HOMES THREATENED BY WATER. WORKING ON
PROTECTIVE ACTIONS.
0848 PM FLOOD 2 NW AURORA 40.89N 98.03W
03/13/2019 HAMILTON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
BIG BLUE RIVER, LINCOLN CREEK, BEAVER CREEK
AND THE WEST FORK OF THE BLUE RIVER ARE OUT
OF THEIR BANKS. NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS HAVE
WATER OVER THEM.
0941 PM FLOOD ROCKVILLE 41.12N 98.84W
03/13/2019 SHERMAN NE EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER HIGHWAY 68 JUST WEST OF
ROCKVILLE. ICE CHUNKS BIGGER THAN PICKUPS ON
THE HIGHWAY. DOT HAS CLOSED THE HIGHWAY.
1200 AM FLOOD GIBBON 40.75N 98.85W
03/14/2019 BUFFALO NE 911 CALL CENTER
WATER WASHED OUT ROCK UNDERNEATH ALL 3
RAILROAD TRACKS AND WAS FLOWING UNDER THE
TRACKS. UNION PACIFIC TRAINS WERE NO LONGER
USING THESE TRACKS. EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.
0238 AM FLOOD 1 N FULLERTON 41.38N 97.98W
03/14/2019 NANCE NE 911 CALL CENTER
WATER OVER HIGHWAY 14 JUST NORTH OF
FULLERTON. HIGHWAY IS CLOSED. DEPUTY CANT
RETURN TO FULLERTON DUE TO CLOSURE.
0513 AM FLOOD DANNEBROG 41.12N 98.55W
03/14/2019 HOWARD NE 911 CALL CENTER
TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE IN THE TOWN OF DANNEBROG
DUE TO 5-6 FEET OF WATER IN TOWN. BRIDGE
JUST SOUTH OF TOWN IS WASHED OUT.
0516 AM FLOOD 1 SSE BOELUS 41.07N 98.71W
03/14/2019 HOWARD NE 911 CALL CENTER
BRIDGE JUST SOUTH OF BOELUS IS WASHED OUT.
0531 AM FLOOD GENOA 41.44N 97.73W
03/14/2019 NANCE NE 911 CALL CENTER
HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME HAVE BEEN
EVACUATED. SOME FOLKS IN RESIDENCES WITH
BASEMENTS FILLING WITH WATER SOUTH OF
HWY22/39 JUNCTION AND NO SAFE EVACUATION
ROUTE.
0534 AM FLOOD 4 ENE SILVER CREEK 41.34N 97.60W
03/14/2019 MERRICK NE 911 CALL CENTER
MONROE ROAD IS COMPLETELY WASHED OUT AT
HIGHWAY 30.
1200 PM FLOOD 1 S YORK 40.86N 97.59W
03/14/2019 YORK NE NEWSPAPER
MINOR FLOODING OF BEAVER CREEK. THE PARK AND
THE ENTIRE TRAIL SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY
FILLED WITH WATER. NUMEROUS ROADS ACROSS THE
COUNTY WERE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0212 PM FLOOD 5 NW GRAND ISLAND 40.97N 98.44W
03/14/2019 HALL NE EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER REPORTED OVER HIGHWAY 2 AT MONITOR
ROAD.
0310 PM FLOOD GIBBON 40.75N 98.84W
03/14/2019 BUFFALO NE CO-OP OBSERVER
WATER OF AT LEAST 1-2 FEET DEEP OVER HWY 30
IN GIBBON. NORTH SIDE OF TOWN INCLUDING
BUSINESSES AND HOMES HAVE BEEN FLOODED.
0330 PM FLOOD PLEASANTON 40.97N 99.08W
03/14/2019 BUFFALO NE EMERGENCY MNGR
EM EVACUATING SEVERAL HOMES IN PLEASANTON
DUE TO FLOODING.
0412 PM FLOOD 1 SE SAINT PAUL 41.20N 98.44W
03/14/2019 HOWARD NE NWS EMPLOYEE
FLOOD DAMAGE TO THE RAILROAD LINE SOUTH OF
ST. PAUL ALONG THE MIDDLE LOUP RIVER. THE
FILL UNDER THE TRACK WAS WASHED OUT OVER A
SECTION 8-12 FEET IN LENGTH.
0549 PM FLOOD GENOA 41.45N 97.73W
03/14/2019 NANCE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
31 PEOPLE ARE STRANDED BY FLOOD WATER IN
GENOA THAT RESPONDERS ARE ATTEMPTING TO
RESCUE.
0600 PM FLOOD 1 WNW GIBBON 40.75N 98.85W
03/14/2019 BUFFALO NE CO-OP OBSERVER
ROAD LEADING TO BRIDGE IS BEGINNING TO WASH
AWAY. WATER UP TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS.
1200 AM FLOOD DANNEBROG 41.12N 98.55W
03/15/2019 HOWARD NE NEWSPAPER
CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLOOD REPORT FROM
DANNEBROG. MAJOR FLOODING. WATER REPORTED AS
DEEP AS 5-6 FT IN SPOTS. ALL BUSINESSES
FLOODED. BASEMENTS FLOODED. SEWER SYSTEM
SHUTDOWN. SOME PEOPLE EVACUATED, INCLUDING A
FEW BY BOAT. POST OFFICE TEMPORARILY
EVACUATED WITH MAIL SERVICE ROUTED TO A
NEARBY TOWN.
1200 AM FLOOD PLEASANTON 40.97N 99.09W
03/15/2019 BUFFALO NE NEWSPAPER
EXTENSIVE FLOODING FROM SOUTH LOUP RIVER.
RESIDENTS OF SOME HOMES EVACUATED.
1200 AM FLOOD 1 SSE BOELUS 41.07N 98.71W
03/15/2019 HOWARD NE BROADCAST MEDIA
PART OF THE BRIDGE OVER THE MIDDLE LOUP
RIVER WAS WASHED OUT. EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.
1200 AM FLOOD 3 N SAINT PAUL 41.26N 98.45W
03/15/2019 HOWARD NE BROADCAST MEDIA
HOME SWEPT AWAY IN THE N LOUP RIVER. EXACT
TIME AND LOCATION UNKNOWN.
1200 PM FLOOD 1 S FULLERTON 41.35N 97.98W
03/15/2019 NANCE NE NEWSPAPER
LARGE SLABS OF RIVER ICE DEPOSITED ONTO THE
BRIDGE BY FLOOD WATERS WHICH HAVE SINCE
RECEDED...MAKING IT IMPASSABLE. EXACT TIME
UNKNOWN.
1200 PM FLOOD 1 NNW GIBBON 40.75N 98.85W
03/15/2019 BUFFALO NE EMERGENCY MNGR
MAJOR FLOODING. U.S. HWY 30 CLOSED IN BOTH
DIRECTIONS. HOMES AND BUSINESSES FLOODED.
SOME RESIDENTS EVACUATED. RECORD CREST ON
THE WOOD RIVER. EXACT HEIGHT UNKNOWN.
1200 PM FLOOD 1 NW WOOD RIVER 40.83N 98.61W
03/15/2019 HALL NE EMERGENCY MNGR
MAJOR FLOODING. U.S. HWY 30 CLOSED IN BOTH
DIRECTIONS. SOME RESIDENTS EVACUATED. RECORD
CREST ON THE WOOD RIVER.
1200 PM FLOOD 1 SW GENOA 41.43N 97.75W
03/15/2019 NANCE NE BROADCAST MEDIA
HWY 22 BRIDGE WASHED OUT IN 2 PLACES. EXACT
TIME UNKNOWN.
0350 PM FLOOD 5 NW GRAND ISLAND 40.97N 98.44W
03/15/2019 HALL NE EMERGENCY MNGR
SILVER CREEK IS FLOODING HWY 2 NORTHWEST OF
GRAND ISLAND.
0930 PM FLOOD WOOD RIVER 40.82N 98.60W
03/15/2019 HALL NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER WAS 3-4 FT DEEP BETWEEN 11TH AND 13TH
STREETS...AND STILL RISING.
0940 PM FLOOD 1 WSW WOOD RIVER 40.82N 98.61W
03/15/2019 HALL NE EMERGENCY MNGR
HWY 30 CLOSED FROM SHELTON TO ALDA DUE TO
WATER COVERING THE ROAD.
1001 PM FLOOD 3 ESE ALDA 40.85N 98.42W
03/16/2019 HALL NE EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER FROM WOOD RIVER RUNNING OVER ENGLEMAN
RD, AND OVER NORTH RD AT WILDWOOD DR.
THIS IS A COMPILATION OF FLOOD REPORTS RECEIVED OVER THE LAST 4
DAYS. IT FALLS FAR SHORT OF CONVEYING THE EXTENSIVENESS OF THE
FLOODING AND THE IMMEASURABLE IMPACTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED. OTHER
REPORTS/IMPACTS MAY BE ADDED TO THE LIST AND ANOTHER SUMMARY MAY
BE REQUIRED IN THE COMING DAYS.
KELLEY
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