FLOOD WARNING: NISHNABOTNA RIVER NEAR HAMBURG
April 15th, 2012 by Ric Hanson
612 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NISHNABOTNA RIVER NEAR HAMBURG AFFECTING FREMONT COUNTY, FROM TODAY UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON…OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST…RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TODAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO
NEAR 26.5 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACT…AT 27.0 FEET…STATE HIGHWAY 275 SOUTH OF THE GAGE MAY BE
THREATENED IN SEVERAL SPOTS.