546  
WGUS43 KLBF 151650  
FLWLBF  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
1050 AM CST MON JAN 15 2024  
 
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE NE HAS ISSUED A  
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA...  
 
NIOBRARA RIVER NEAR SPARKS AFFECTING CHERRY COUNTY.  
 
FOR THE NIOBRARA RIVER...NEAR SPARKS...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW  
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED TUESDAY MORNING AT 1100 AM CST  
/1000 AM MST/.  
 

 
 
NEC031-161700-  
/O.NEW.KLBF.FL.W.0001.240115T1650Z-000000T0000Z/  
/SPKN1.1.IJ.240115T0019Z.240115T1315Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
1050 AM CST MON JAN 15 2024 /950 AM MST MON JAN 15 2024/  
 
...FLOOD WARNING FOR AN ICE JAM IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL  
FURTHER NOTICE...  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...NIOBRARA RIVER NEAR SPARKS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 8.0 FEET, SMITH FALLS CAMPGROUND MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD  
AS WELL AS PARKING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 10:15 AM CST MONDAY /9:15 AM MST MONDAY/ THE STAGE WAS 7.8  
FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR 7.8 FEET THIS  
AFTERNOON.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4293 10045 4288 10020 4283 10020 4288 10035  
4288 10050  
 

 
 
TAYLOR  
 
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