Alert archive / Nebraska / River Flood Warnings in 2011
River Flood Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this river flood warning at Mar 9, 2011, 6:58 PM MST for Garden County, Keith County, Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 15, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2011, 6:58 PM MST (01:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2011, 8:58 AM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Garden County, NE, Keith County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:59 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 at Lewellen (LEWN1).
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 8 ft
- Moderate stage
- 9 ft
- Major stage
- 10 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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.
081 WGUS43 KLBF 100158 FLWLBF BULLETIN -IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 758 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. ./** INSERT OVERVIEW HERE OR DELETE THIS **/ PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS. && NEC069-101-110158- /O.NEW.KLBF.FL.W.0002.110315T1200Z-000000T0000Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.110315T1200Z.110315T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 758 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * FROM TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. OVERFLOW AND HIGH WATER TABLE LEVELS WILL CAUSE SEEPAGE AND FLOODING OF BASEMENTS AND CRAWL SPACES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER. $$
2 follow-up statements
633 WGUS83 KLBF 100202 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 802 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE AFFECTING LINCOLN COUNTY. .INCREASED INFLOW AND RELEASES TO AND FROM LAKE MCCONAUGHY HAVE CAUSED THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT NORTH PLATTE AND LEWELLEN TO REACH FLOOD STAGE WITH MINOR AND MODERATE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS. && NEC069-101-110202- /O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0002.110315T1200Z-000000T0000Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.110315T1200Z.110315T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 802 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * FROM TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. OVERFLOW AND HIGH WATER TABLE LEVELS WILL CAUSE SEEPAGE AND FLOODING OF BASEMENTS AND CRAWL SPACES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER. $$ NEC111-110202- /O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /NPTN1.2.ER.110309T1712Z.110312T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 802 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE. * AT 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 6.2 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 6.2 FEET...MODERATE AND MORE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS ALONG THE NORTH BANK OF THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM HIGHWAY 83 TO APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 SOUTH OF NORTH RIVER ROAD. WATER ENCROACHMENT INTO SOME RESIDENCES PROPERTY BEGINS ALONG AND SOUTH OF NORTH RIVER ROAD. WATER ENCROACHMENT INTO LOW LYING AREAS OF CODY PARK WORSENS. CHILDREN SHOULD BE CAUTIONED AGAINST PLAYING IN THE WATER ALONG THE BANKS OF THE RIVER...ESPECIALLY NEAR CODY PARK. $$
299 WGUS83 KLBF 101558 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 958 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE AFFECTING LINCOLN COUNTY. .INCREASED RELEASES FROM LAKE MCCONAUGHY HAS CAUSED THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT NORTH PLATTE TO REACH NEAR FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE TO MODERATE FLOOD STAGE THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS. && NEC069-101-101628- /O.CAN.KLBF.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110310T1558Z/ /LEWN1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 958 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * AT 7:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL SLOWLY RISE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS TO JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. OVERFLOW AND HIGH WATER TABLE LEVELS WILL CAUSE SEEPAGE AND FLOODING OF BASEMENTS AND CRAWL SPACES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER. $$ NEC111-111558- /O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /NPTN1.2.ER.110309T1712Z.110312T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 958 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE. * AT 7:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RIVER TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 6.2 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 6.2 FEET...MODERATE AND MORE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS ALONG THE NORTH BANK OF THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM HIGHWAY 83 TO APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 SOUTH OF NORTH RIVER ROAD. WATER ENCROACHMENT INTO SOME RESIDENCES PROPERTY BEGINS ALONG AND SOUTH OF NORTH RIVER ROAD. WATER ENCROACHMENT INTO LOW LYING AREAS OF CODY PARK WORSENS. $$
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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.