NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 2 at 3:00AM CDT until October 6 at 6:36AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Nebraska...
Big Blue River At Beatrice affecting Gage County.
.This update reflect a slight decrease in the forecasted river stage.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Big Blue River at Beatrice.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, State Highway 77 floods just south of the
gage. The right bank within town from Riverside Park to Chautauqua
Park floods streets and basements.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 15.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
afternoon to a crest of 24.9 feet early Sunday morning. It will
then fall below flood stage early Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 24.9
feet on 03/08/1949.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2238th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days