NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 3 at 8:42AM CDT until October 6 at 1:18AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Nebraska...
Big Blue River Near Crete affecting Saline County.
Big Blue River At Beatrice affecting Gage County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Big Blue River at Beatrice.
* WHEN...Until late Monday night.
* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, At this level the West Scott baseball
fields begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 19.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 7:45 AM CDT Saturday was 19.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.5 feet
tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage Monday
morning.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 21.3
feet on 09/30/1923.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2316th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days