Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Possible through the Weekend

There will be daily chances for scattered thunderstorms across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the weekend, with severe thunderstorms possible in the northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Potential severe storm hazards may include large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Storms could also produce heavy rain that may lead to isolated instances of flash flooding. Read More >

The table below lists some proposed flood stage changes. These changes are a result of the observed impacts during the March 2019 flood. This changes will take effect on September 16, 2019. Please provide feedback before that date to David Pearson.

Location	River	Moderate Flood Stage	Major Flood Stage
North Bend	Platte River	lower to 10 feet	lower to 11.5 feet
Ashland	Platte River	no change	lower to 23.5 feet
Ashland	Salt Creek	lower to 21 feet	no change
Crete	Big Blue River	no change	raise to 31 feet
Columbus	Loup River	lower to 13 feet	lower to 17 feet
Ithaca	Wahoo Creek	lower to 20.5 feet	no change
Mapleton	Maple River	lower to 22 feet	lower to 23 feet
Niobrara	Niobrara River	lower to 38 feet	lower to 41 feet
Randolph	West Nishnabotna River	no change	raise to 27 feet
Walthill	South Omaha Creek	change to 23 feet	change to 24.5 feet
Pilger	Elkhorn River	raise to 15 feet	raise to 17 feet
West Point	Elkhorn River	no change	lower to 17.0 feet
Winslow	Elkhorn River	no change	lower to 23 feet

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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Possible through the Weekend

Flood Stage Changes