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River Flood Warning 11, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this river flood warning at Jun 17, 2011, 5:34 AM MDT for Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2011, 5:34 AM MDT (11:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Scotts Bluff County, NE
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point North Platte River near Minatare (MNTN1).
- Action stage
- 8.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 9.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 10.5 ft
- Major stage
- 11.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06682000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
945 WGUS45 KCYS 171134 FLWCYS BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 534 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY .UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER PARTS OF THE LOWER NORTH PLATTE BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL HAS PRODUCED RISES IN AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS... INCLUDING THE LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER. THE RUNOFF FROM THE RAIN THAT FELL WILL KEEP WATER LEVELS HIGH ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER THROUGH SUNRISE...BEFORE DECREASING SLOWLY. RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH WATER LEVELS ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THEN FLOW INTO THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER SYSTEM AND ITS RESERVOIRS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LOW-LYING AREAS AND SECONDARY ROADS MAY BE FLOODED. DO NOT WALK... RIDE BICYCLES...OR DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE GROUND. GRAPHICAL FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT: HTTP:///WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=CYS (ALL LOWER CASE) THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS MORNING. && NEC157-180352- /O.NEW.KCYS.FL.W.0011.110617T1134Z-110618T0352Z/ /MNTN1.1.ER.110617T0320Z.110617T1200Z.110617T2152Z.NR/ 534 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT MIDNIGHT FRIDAY MORNING THE STAGE WAS 7.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL GRADUALLY FALL BY LATE MORNING AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER BEGINS TO FLOOD. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.0 FEET ON MAY 27 1973. $$
8 follow-up statements
619 WGUS85 KCYS 180349 FLSCYS FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 949 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR HENRY AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MITCHELL AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY .RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH WATER LEVELS ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THEN FLOW INTO THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER SYSTEM AND ITS RESERVOIRS. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WHERE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH AND A HALF ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOODED AREAS OR GO AROUND FLOOD RELATED BARRICADES. THE WATER MAY BE DEEP ENOUGH TO FLOAT YOU OR YOUR VEHICLE. GRAPHICAL FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT: HTTP:///WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=CYS (ALL LOWER CASE) THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED SATURDAY MORNING. && NEC157-190349- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /HENN1.1.ER.110507T2250Z.110612T0300Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 949 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR HENRY. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 5.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 6.2 FEET. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. ONLY MINOR FLOODING IN THE TOWN OF HENRY. * IMPACT...AT 6.6 FEET...RECORD STAGE (7/23/1983). * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...LOW LAND FLOODING INTENSIFIES. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...RECORD FLOW---17,900 CFS (6/2/1929). * IMPACT...AT 5.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 4.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.3 FEET ON JUN 6 1971. $$ NEC157-190349- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MICN1.3.ER.110506T1824Z.110617T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 949 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MITCHELL. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.5 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING AND REMAIN AT 9.5 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER IF THE HEAVY RAINFALL MATERIALIZES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. * IMPACT...AT 9.9 FEET...RECORD STAGE (6/2/1929). * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING ALONG SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SCOTTSBLUFF. MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES AND AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF IS UNDER 4 TO 5 FEET OF WATER ALONG LOW LYING AREAS. LOW LYING FLOODING INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD AT RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF ARE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF IS UNDER 2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER ALONG LOW LYING AREAS. LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF ARE INUNDATED WITH HIGH WATER. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. WATER WILL BEGIN TO ENCROACH THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF. WATER WILL ALSO BEGIN TO ENCROACH LOW LYING AREAS OF THE RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.3 FEET ON JUN 2 1971. $$ NEC157-190349- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110621T0000Z/ /MNTN1.1.ER.110617T0320Z.110618T0600Z.110620T1800Z.NR/ 949 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH. * UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.9 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE SLOWLY FALLING 7.6 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER IF THE HEAVY RAINFALL MATERIALIZES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MAJOR AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF HOMES AND AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER. FLOODING BEGINS TO AFFECT THE TOWN OF MELBETA. * IMPACT...AT 8.6 FEET...RECORD STAGE (6/12/1987). * IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...LOW LAND AGRICULTURAL FLOODING INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER BEGINS TO FLOOD. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.0 FEET ON MAY 27 1973. $$
213 WGUS85 KCYS 181651 FLSCYS FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1051 AM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR HENRY AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MITCHELL AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY .RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH WATER LEVELS ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THEN FLOW INTO THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER SYSTEM AND ITS RESERVOIRS. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY ACROSS THE RIVER BASIN WHERE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH AND A HALF ARE POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RISES IN RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOODED AREAS OR GO AROUND FLOOD RELATED BARRICADES. THE WATER MAY BE DEEP ENOUGH TO FLOAT YOU OR YOUR VEHICLE. GRAPHICAL FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT: HTTP:///WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=CYS (ALL LOWER CASE) THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING. && NEC157-191651- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /HENN1.1.ER.110507T2250Z.110612T0300Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1051 AM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR HENRY. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 5.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 6.2 FEET THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEN RISE TO 6.3 FEET ON LATE ON MONDAY. * IMPACT...AT 6.6 FEET...RECORD STAGE (7/23/1983). * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...LOW LAND FLOODING INTENSIFIES. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...RECORD FLOW---17,900 CFS (6/2/1929). * IMPACT...AT 5.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 4.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.3 FEET ON JUN 6 1971. $$ NEC157-191651- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MICN1.3.ER.110506T1824Z.110621T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1051 AM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MITCHELL. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 9.2 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT...AND THEN RISE TO NEAR 9.7 FEET BY LATE MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY. * IMPACT...AT 9.9 FEET...RECORD STAGE (6/2/1929). * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING ALONG SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SCOTTSBLUFF. MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES AND AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF IS UNDER 4 TO 5 FEET OF WATER ALONG LOW LYING AREAS. LOW LYING FLOODING INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD AT RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF ARE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF IS UNDER 2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER ALONG LOW LYING AREAS. LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF ARE INUNDATED WITH HIGH WATER. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. WATER WILL BEGIN TO ENCROACH THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF. WATER WILL ALSO BEGIN TO ENCROACH LOW LYING AREAS OF THE RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.3 FEET ON JUN 2 1971. $$ NEC157-191651- /O.EXT.KCYS.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110622T2024Z/ /MNTN1.1.ER.110617T0320Z.110621T0000Z.110622T1424Z.NR/ 1051 AM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 7.5 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN RISE TO NEAR 7.9 FEET BY MONDAY. * IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...LOW LAND AGRICULTURAL FLOODING INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER BEGINS TO FLOOD. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.0 FEET ON MAY 27 1973. $$
363 WGUS85 KCYS 190253 FLSCYS FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 853 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR HENRY AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MITCHELL AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY .RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH WATER LEVELS ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THEN FLOW INTO THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER SYSTEM AND ITS RESERVOIRS. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY ACROSS THE RIVER BASIN WHERE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH AND A HALF ARE POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RISES IN RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOODED AREAS OR GO AROUND FLOOD RELATED BARRICADES. THE WATER MAY BE DEEP ENOUGH TO FLOAT YOU OR YOUR VEHICLE. GRAPHICAL FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT: HTTP:///WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=CYS (ALL LOWER CASE) THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED SUNDAY MORNING. && NEC157-200253- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /HENN1.1.ER.110507T2250Z.110612T0300Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 853 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR HENRY. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 5.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 6.3 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. SHOULD HEAVY RAINFALL MATERIALIZE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AND HEAVIER RAIN FALLS...THE RIVER MAY RISE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. ONLY MINOR FLOODING IN THE TOWN OF HENRY. * IMPACT...AT 6.6 FEET...RECORD STAGE (7/23/1983). * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...LOW LAND FLOODING INTENSIFIES. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...RECORD FLOW---17,900 CFS (6/2/1929). * IMPACT...AT 5.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 4.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.3 FEET ON JUN 6 1971. $$ NEC157-200253- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MICN1.3.ER.110506T1824Z.110621T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 853 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MITCHELL. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.7 FEET BY TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 9.9 FEET...RECORD STAGE (6/2/1929). * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING ALONG SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SCOTTSBLUFF. MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES AND AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF IS UNDER 4 TO 5 FEET OF WATER ALONG LOW LYING AREAS. LOW LYING FLOODING INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD AT RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF ARE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF IS UNDER 2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER ALONG LOW LYING AREAS. LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF ARE INUNDATED WITH HIGH WATER. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. WATER WILL BEGIN TO ENCROACH THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF. WATER WILL ALSO BEGIN TO ENCROACH LOW LYING AREAS OF THE RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.3 FEET ON JUN 2 1971. $$ NEC157-200253- /O.EXT.KCYS.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110622T2034Z/ /MNTN1.1.ER.110617T0320Z.110621T0000Z.110622T1434Z.NR/ 853 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.9 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MAJOR AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF HOMES AND AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER. FLOODING BEGINS TO AFFECT THE TOWN OF MELBETA. * IMPACT...AT 8.6 FEET...RECORD STAGE (6/12/1987). * IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...LOW LAND AGRICULTURAL FLOODING INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER BEGINS TO FLOOD. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.0 FEET ON MAY 27 1973. $$
842 WGUS85 KCYS 191613 FLSCYS FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1013 AM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH...AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR HENRY AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY .RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH WATER LEVELS ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THEN FLOW INTO THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER SYSTEM AND ITS RESERVOIRS. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS THE RIVER BASIN WHERE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH AND A HALF ARE POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RISES IN RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOODED AREAS OR GO AROUND FLOOD RELATED BARRICADES. THE WATER MAY BE DEEP ENOUGH TO FLOAT YOU OR YOUR VEHICLE. GRAPHICAL FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT: HTTP:///WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=CYS (ALL LOWER CASE) THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING. && NEC157-201613- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /HENN1.1.ER.110507T2250Z.110612T0300Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1013 AM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR HENRY. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 945 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 5.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 6.3 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE WATER LEVEL WILL THEN SLOWLY FALL. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...LOW LAND FLOODING INTENSIFIES. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...RECORD FLOW---17,900 CFS (6/2/1929). * IMPACT...AT 5.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 4.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.3 FEET ON JUN 6 1971. $$ NEC157-201613- /O.EXT.KCYS.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110622T1445Z/ /MNTN1.1.ER.110617T0320Z.110617T1800Z.110622T0845Z.NR/ 1013 AM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO 7.7 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY FALL. THE RIVER WILL FALLL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER BEGINS TO FLOOD. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.0 FEET ON MAY 27 1973. $$
062 WGUS85 KCYS 200517 FLSCYS FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1117 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR HENRY AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MITCHELL AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY .RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH WATER LEVELS ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THEN FLOW INTO THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER SYSTEM AND ITS RESERVOIRS. WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY ACROSS THE RIVER BASIN WHERE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RISES IN RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOODED AREAS OR GO AROUND FLOOD RELATED BARRICADES. THE WATER MAY BE DEEP ENOUGH TO FLOAT YOU OR YOUR VEHICLE. GRAPHICAL FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT: HTTP:///WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=CYS (ALL LOWER CASE) THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED MONDAY MORNING. && NEC157-210517- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /HENN1.1.ER.110507T2250Z.110612T0300Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1117 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR HENRY. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 5.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 6.3 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. ONLY MINOR FLOODING IN THE TOWN OF HENRY. * IMPACT...AT 6.6 FEET...RECORD STAGE (7/23/1983). * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...LOW LAND FLOODING INTENSIFIES. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...RECORD FLOW---17,900 CFS (6/2/1929). * IMPACT...AT 5.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 4.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.3 FEET ON JUN 6 1971. $$ NEC157-210516- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MICN1.3.ER.110506T1824Z.110620T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1117 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MITCHELL. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.8 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 9.9 FEET...RECORD STAGE (6/2/1929). * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING ALONG SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SCOTTSBLUFF. MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES AND AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF IS UNDER 4 TO 5 FEET OF WATER ALONG LOW LYING AREAS. LOW LYING FLOODING INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD AT RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF ARE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF IS UNDER 2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER ALONG LOW LYING AREAS. LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF ARE INUNDATED WITH HIGH WATER. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. WATER WILL BEGIN TO ENCROACH THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF. WATER WILL ALSO BEGIN TO ENCROACH LOW LYING AREAS OF THE RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.3 FEET ON JUN 2 1971. $$ NEC157-210516- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110622T1445Z/ /MNTN1.1.ER.110617T0320Z.110617T1800Z.110622T0845Z.NR/ 1117 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.8 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MAJOR AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF HOMES AND AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER. FLOODING BEGINS TO AFFECT THE TOWN OF MELBETA. * IMPACT...AT 8.6 FEET...RECORD STAGE (6/12/1987). * IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...LOW LAND AGRICULTURAL FLOODING INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER BEGINS TO FLOOD. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.0 FEET ON MAY 27 1973. $$
796 WGUS85 KCYS 201609 FLSCYS FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1009 AM MDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR HENRY AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MITCHELL AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY .RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH WATER LEVELS ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THEN FLOW INTO THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER SYSTEM AND ITS RESERVOIRS. WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AGAIN TODAY ACROSS THE RIVER BASIN WHERE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RISES IN THE RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOODED AREAS OR GO AROUND FLOOD RELATED BARRICADES. THE WATER MAY BE DEEP ENOUGH TO FLOAT YOU OR YOUR VEHICLE. GRAPHICAL FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT: HTTP:///WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=CYS (ALL LOWER CASE) THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING. && NEC157-211609- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /HENN1.1.ER.110507T2250Z.110612T0300Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1009 AM MDT MON JUN 20 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR HENRY. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 945 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 5.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN AT 6.2 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE FALLING TO 6.1 FEET. THE RIVER STAGE AT HENRY WILL THEN REMAIN AT 6.1 FEET THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...RECORD FLOW---17,900 CFS (6/2/1929). * IMPACT...AT 5.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 4.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.3 FEET ON JUN 6 1971. $$ NEC157-211609- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MICN1.3.ER.110506T1824Z.110621T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1009 AM MDT MON JUN 20 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MITCHELL. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.8 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN BEGIN FALLING TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 9.9 FEET...RECORD STAGE (6/2/1929). * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING ALONG SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SCOTTSBLUFF. MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES AND AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF IS UNDER 4 TO 5 FEET OF WATER ALONG LOW LYING AREAS. LOW LYING FLOODING INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD AT RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF ARE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF IS UNDER 2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER ALONG LOW LYING AREAS. LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF ARE INUNDATED WITH HIGH WATER. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. WATER WILL BEGIN TO ENCROACH THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF. WATER WILL ALSO BEGIN TO ENCROACH LOW LYING AREAS OF THE RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.3 FEET ON JUN 2 1971. $$ NEC157-211609- /O.EXT.KCYS.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110624T0000Z/ /MNTN1.1.ER.110617T0320Z.110617T1800Z.110623T1800Z.NR/ 1009 AM MDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH. * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.8 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER BEGINS TO FLOOD. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.0 FEET ON MAY 27 1973. $$
072 WGUS85 KCYS 210246 FLSCYS FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 846 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR HENRY AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MITCHELL AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY .RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH WATER LEVELS ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THEN FLOW INTO THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER SYSTEM AND ITS RESERVOIRS. WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT WHICH WILL KEEP THE NORTH PLATTE HIGH THROUGH THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOODED AREAS OR GO AROUND FLOOD RELATED BARRICADES. THE WATER MAY BE DEEP ENOUGH TO FLOAT YOU OR YOUR VEHICLE. GRAPHICAL FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT: HTTP:///WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=CYS (ALL LOWER CASE) THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED TUESDAY MORNING. && NEC157-220246- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /HENN1.1.ER.110507T2250Z.110612T0300Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 846 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR HENRY. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 5.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE NEAR 6.2 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. ONLY MINOR FLOODING IN THE TOWN OF HENRY. * IMPACT...AT 6.6 FEET...RECORD STAGE (7/23/1983). * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...LOW LAND FLOODING INTENSIFIES. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...RECORD FLOW---17,900 CFS (6/2/1929). * IMPACT...AT 5.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 4.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.3 FEET ON JUN 6 1971. $$ NEC157-220246- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MICN1.3.ER.110506T1824Z.110620T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 846 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MITCHELL. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL DROP TO 9.3 FEET TONIGHT AND REMAIN AT 9.3 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS THEN FORECAST TO DROP TO 9.2 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 9.9 FEET...RECORD STAGE (6/2/1929). * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING ALONG SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SCOTTSBLUFF. MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES AND AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF IS UNDER 4 TO 5 FEET OF WATER ALONG LOW LYING AREAS. LOW LYING FLOODING INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD AT RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF ARE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF IS UNDER 2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER ALONG LOW LYING AREAS. LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF ARE INUNDATED WITH HIGH WATER. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. WATER WILL BEGIN TO ENCROACH THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF. WATER WILL ALSO BEGIN TO ENCROACH LOW LYING AREAS OF THE RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.3 FEET ON JUN 2 1971. $$ NEC157-220246- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110624T0000Z/ /MNTN1.1.ER.110617T0320Z.110617T1800Z.110623T1800Z.NR/ 846 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH. * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.8 FEET BY TONIGHT AND REMAIN AT 7.8 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MAJOR AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF HOMES AND AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER. FLOODING BEGINS TO AFFECT THE TOWN OF MELBETA. * IMPACT...AT 8.6 FEET...RECORD STAGE (6/12/1987). * IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...LOW LAND AGRICULTURAL FLOODING INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER BEGINS TO FLOOD. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.0 FEET ON MAY 27 1973. $$
065 WGUS85 KCYS 211546 FLSCYS FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 946 AM MDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR HENRY AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MITCHELL AFFECTING SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY .RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH WATER LEVELS ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THEN FLOW INTO THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER SYSTEM AND ITS RESERVOIRS. WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WILL INCREASE THE SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF ONCE AGAIN AND KEEP THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER LEVELS HIGH THROUGH THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH FLOODED AREAS OR GO AROUND FLOOD RELATED BARRICADES. THE WATER MAY BE DEEP ENOUGH TO FLOAT YOU OR YOUR VEHICLE. GRAPHICAL FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT: HTTP:///WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=CYS (ALL LOWER CASE) THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING. && NEC157-221546- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /HENN1.1.ER.110507T2250Z.110612T0300Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 946 AM MDT TUE JUN 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR HENRY. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 845 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 5.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN AT 6.2 FEET BEFORE STARTING TO SLOWLY FALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...RECORD FLOW---17,900 CFS (6/2/1929). * IMPACT...AT 5.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 4.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.3 FEET ON JUN 6 1971. $$ NEC157-221546- /O.CON.KCYS.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MICN1.3.ER.110506T1824Z.110620T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 946 AM MDT TUE JUN 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MITCHELL. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN AROUND 9.3 FEET THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN WILL SLOWLY FALL. * IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING ALONG SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SCOTTSBLUFF. MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES AND AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER. FLOOD WAVE TRAVEL TIME FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF IS ABOUT 10 TO 12 HOURS. * IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF IS UNDER 4 TO 5 FEET OF WATER ALONG LOW LYING AREAS. LOW LYING FLOODING INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD AT RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF ARE TOTALLY INUNDATED WITH BASEMENT AND OVERLAND FLOODING. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF IS UNDER 2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER ALONG LOW LYING AREAS. LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF ARE INUNDATED WITH HIGH WATER. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM MITCHELL TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. WATER WILL BEGIN TO ENCROACH THE MONUMENT PATHWAY IN SCOTTSBLUFF. WATER WILL ALSO BEGIN TO ENCROACH LOW LYING AREAS OF THE RIVERSIDE PARK IN SCOTTSBLUFF. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.3 FEET ON JUN 2 1971. $$ NEC157-220000- /O.EXT.KCYS.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110622T0000Z/ /MNTN1.1.ER.110617T0320Z.110617T1800Z.110621T1800Z.NR/ 946 AM MDT TUE JUN 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH. * UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER BEGINS TO FLOOD. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS. * IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET...BANKFULL STAGE. HOMES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE WATER SEEPAGE INTO THEIR BASEMENTS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 7.3 FEET ON JUN 15 1999. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 17, 4:17 AM MDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 4:17 AM MDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 417 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS WILL AFFECT MAINLY THE SOUTH PART OF THE CWA THE REST OF THIS MORNING. SOME OF THE SHOWERS WERE PRODUCING MODERATE RAINFALL AS OF 0930Z. THE ACTIVITY WILL SHIFT EAST AS THE TAIL END OF A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE CWA. DRIER AIR WIL SPREAD OVER THE CWA FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY AFTER THE TROUGH PASSAGE. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALSO BE MORE STABLE TODAY AND SHOULD RESULT IN ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FAR SOUTH PART OF THE CWA BY THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED IN SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE SINCE 05Z. GUSTS HAVE BEEN AROUND 45 MPH AT KBRX AND KCLM EARLY THIS MORNING. THOSE GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH EVEN OVER THE PANHANDLE. CONSIDERED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THAT AREA...BUT WILL KEEP SPEEDS JUST BELOW CRITERA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE COOLER TODAY THAN THURSDAY IN MOST LOCATIONS AS 700 MB TEMPERATURES COOL BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH PASSAGE. THE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHERN ALBERTA WILL ROTATE IN THAT VICINITY THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY. THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS BY 18Z AND REFORM THE UPPER LOW BRIEFLY OVER EASTERN MONTANA. MODELS HAVE BEEN ADVERTISING QPF DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BE OVER EASTERN WYOMING ON SATURDAY. TO THE EAST OF THE FEATURE THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RETUN ON SOUTHEAST WINDS. AT LEAST A SCATTERED COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NOTED OVER THE PANHANDLE AND THE FAR SOUTH PART OF THE CWA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE OVER THE PANHANDLE DURING THAT TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO JUST ABOVE NORMAL FOR SATURDAY AS WELL. MODELS SIMILAR THROUGH SATURDAT NIGHT FOR THE CWA. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... SHOWERS AND LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ON SUN AS SW DIVERGENT FLOW WILL BE ALOFT OVER THE AREA. AN UPPER LOW WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AT THIS TIME AND THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUN EVENING. SHOWERS AND LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON MON AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS THE CWA. FOR TUES...A WEAK UPPER RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD TO THE WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA...BUT A DISTURBANCE IN THE NW FLOW ALOFT WILL KICK OFF SHOWERS AND LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN. ON WED...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE AREA. DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. ON THUR...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE CWA AND SW FLOW WILL DEVELOP ALOFT AHEAD OF THE NEXT DEEP UPPER TROUGH THAT WILL BE MOVING INLAND FROM THE WEST COAST. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND NORMAL SUN...5 TO 7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR MON AND TUES...AND 2 TO 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR WED AND THUR. && .AVIATION...12Z TAF ISSUANCE... VFR CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY THIS EVENING. && .FIRE WEATHER... FUELS ARE STILL GREEN OVER THE CWA WITH RAIN FALLING IN MOST AREAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE RESULT WILL BE MINIMAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. DRIER AND WINDY WEATHER WILL BE OVER THE CWA TODAY ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH OVER THE CWA TODAY AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR NORMAL ON SATURDAY...THEN LOOK TO BE BELOW NORMAL THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. DAILY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE CWA FROM SATURDAY AND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .HYDROLOGY... HEAVY RAIN FELL OVER PARTS OF THE CWA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE AS HIGH AS 2 INCHES OVER THE EAST PART OF THE CWA...WITH UP TO QUARTER OR HALF AN INCH WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING AND WATER OVER SOME ROADS IN SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY. SINCE THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST...HAVE REPLACED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WITH AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING FOR PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PANAHDLE AND A SMALL PART OF NEARBY WYOMING WHICH IS VALID THROUGH 17Z. THE RAIN CAUSED RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. MORE RAINFALL IS ON TAP FOR THE CWA EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM SATURDAT THROUGH AND MAY AGGRAVATE FLOODING ISSUES. FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS WEEKEND FOR THE UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER DUE TO SNOW MELT AND RUNOFF FROM THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES. THE RATE OF SNOW MELT WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY TODAY AS MOUNTAIN TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER. HOWEVER THE HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE. FLOOD WARNINGS ALSO REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT HENRY AND MITCHELL. && .CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WY...NONE. NE...NONE. && SHORT TERM...WEILAND LONG TERM/AVIATION...KMD
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 5:34 AM MDT, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 534 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011 WYZ101>119-181145- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 534 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON THE RIVERS FLOWING OUT OF THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR TODAY OR TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-181145- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 534 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER IN GOSHEN AND SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR TODAY OR TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 6:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | CYS | Banner, Cheyenne, Kimball | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:32 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | CYS | Banner, Scotts Bluff, Sioux | 8 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.