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WGUS83 KOAX 061327
FLSOAX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
827 AM CDT SAT JUN 6 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
NEBRASKA...
TURKEY CREEK NEAR DE WITT AFFECTING GAGE AND SALINE COUNTIES.
.A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAIN HAS FALLEN UPSTREAM OF DE WITT,
SPECIFICALLY IN AREAS OF SWAN CREEK AND TURKEY CREEK. THERE IS SOME
UNCERTAINTY IN THE POTENTIAL RISE AS THIS WATER MOVES TOWARD DE WITT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
EVEN SIX INCHES OF FAST-MOVING FLOOD WATER CAN KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR
FEET AND A DEPTH OF TWO FEET WILL FLOAT YOUR CAR. NEVER TRY TO WALK,
SWIM, OR DRIVE THROUGH SUCH SWIFT WATER. IF YOU COME UPON FLOOD
WATERS, STOP, TURN AROUND AND DON'T DROWN.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WATER.NOAA.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING AT 830 PM CDT.
NEC067-151-070130-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0004.260607T0000Z-260607T0600Z/
/DEWN1.1.ER.260607T0000Z.260607T0000Z.260607T0000Z.NO/
827 AM CDT SAT JUN 6 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...TURKEY CREEK NEAR DE WITT.
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...AT 25.0 FEET, WATER BEGINS TO OVERTOP BLUERIDGE DRIVE AND
LIKELY MANY COUNTY ROADS ALONG THE RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:45 AM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 23.5 FEET
THIS EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 23.5 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 23.7
FEET ON 05/10/2016.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4041 9699 4042 9697 4040 9696 4040 9691
4037 9687 4036 9688 4036 9689 4038 9695
4040 9699
PETERSEN
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