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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
810 AM CST WED FEB 11 2026
.A WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE 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-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NELIGH, NORFOLK, ELGIN, PLAINVIEW,
STANTON, COLUMBUS, OSMOND, AND PIERCE
810 AM CST WED FEB 11 2026
...FLOOD WATCH FOR AN ICE JAM REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM CONTINUES TO BE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, ANTELOPE, MADISON, PIERCE, PLATTE AND STANTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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...
- RIVER CAMERAS AND AERIAL DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWS A GOOD DEAL OF
ICE REMAINS IN THE LOUP RIVER AND UPPER ELKHORN RIVER.
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.
PETERSEN
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