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WGUS63 KOAX 092055
FFAOAX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
255 PM CST MON FEB 9 2026
.A WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PLATTE, ELKHORN AND LOUP RIVERS
DUE TO POTENTIAL ICE JAM DEVELOPMENT. THIS HEIGHTENED THREAT IS DUE
TO PERSISTENT WARM WEATHER. THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS,
ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AREAS, SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER.
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ANTELOPE-PIERCE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OMAHA, PAPILLION, BELLEVUE, SCHUYLER,
YUTAN, STANTON, WEST POINT, NORFOLK, OSMOND, WISNER, WAHOO,
NELIGH, ELGIN, PLATTSMOUTH, COLUMBUS, ASHLAND, PLAINVIEW, LA
VISTA, PIERCE, DAVID CITY, BLAIR, AND FREMONT
255 PM CST MON FEB 9 2026
...FLOOD WATCH FOR AN ICE JAM NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM CONTINUES TO BE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND SOUTHEAST
NEBRASKA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN EAST CENTRAL
NEBRASKA, BUTLER, DODGE, DOUGLAS, SARPY, SAUNDERS AND WASHINGTON.
IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, ANTELOPE, COLFAX, CUMING, MADISON, PIERCE,
PLATTE AND STANTON. IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA, CASS.
* WHEN...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...THE FORMATION OF AN ICE JAM COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN RISES
OF WATER, LEADING TO A RAPID FLOODING SITUATION. ICE JAMS CAN
CAUSE WATER LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET OVER A VERY SHORT
TIME PERIOD AND WITHOUT MUCH NOTICE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- ICE HAS STARTED TO MOVE ON THE LOUP RIVER WITH ADDITIONAL ICE
MOVEMENT BECOMING LIKELY ON THE PLATTE AND ELKHORN RIVERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
MEAD
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