Flood Warnings for the East & West Nish in Fremont County
June 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
251 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015
The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a Flood Warning for
The West Nishnabotna River Near Riverton from Monday afternoon to late tonight…or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 2:15 AM Tuesday the stage was 24.2 feet…or 2.7 feet above flood stage.
* Flood stage is 21.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast to continue.
* Forecast…the river will continue falling to below flood stage
late this afternoon.
* Impact…at 24.0 feet…The river is at bankfull and floodwaters
will begin to spread throughout the floodplain.
The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a Flood Warning for
The East Nishnabotna River At Riverton.
* until Wednesday afternoon…or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 1:45 AM Tuesday the stage was 23.7 feet…or 0.2 feet above flood stage.
* Flood stage is 23.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast to continue.
* Forecast…the river will slowly rise to near 24 feet at early
afternoon…then fall below flood stage this evening.
* Impact…at 23.5 feet…Lowland flooding begins.