Alert archive / Nebraska / River Flood Warnings in 2011
River Flood Warning 21, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this river flood warning at May 20, 2011, 3:05 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Nebraska. It took effect at May 20, 2011, 3:23 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2011, 3:05 PM CDT (20:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 20, 2011, 3:23 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 21, 2011, 3:02 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Jefferson County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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 Little Blue River near Fairbury (FRBN1). The gauge peaked at 17.54 ft at May 20, 2011, 5:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 17 ft
- Minor stage
- 18.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 20 ft
- Major stage
- 23 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06884000, 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.
541 WGUS43 KOAX 202005 FLWOAX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 305 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NEBRASKA... LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURY AFFECTING JEFFERSON COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO PASS SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WWW.WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OAX (ALL LOWERCASE) && NEC095-210805- /O.NEW.KOAX.FL.W.0021.110520T2023Z-110522T0756Z/ /FRBN1.1.ER.110520T2023Z.110521T0000Z.110521T1356Z.NO/ 305 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA, NE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURY. * UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 17.7 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 17.5 FEET...WATER OVERTOPS THE RIGHT BANK AT THE HIGHWAY 136 LOCATION, JUST WEST OF TOWN. $$
2 follow-up statements
558 WGUS83 KOAX 210153 FLSOAX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 853 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER... LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURY AFFECTING JEFFERSON COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO PASS SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WWW.WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OAX (ALL LOWERCASE) && NEC095-211553- /O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110522T0051Z/ /FRBN1.1.ER.110520T2027Z.110520T2215Z.110521T0651Z.NO/ 853 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURY. * AT 745 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER WAS CRESTING AND SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 17.5 FEET...WATER OVERTOPS THE RIGHT BANK AT THE HIGHWAY 136 LOCATION...JUST WEST OF TOWN. $$ CHERMOK
808 WGUS83 KOAX 210802 FLSOAX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 302 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER... LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURY AFFECTING JEFFERSON COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO PASS SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WWW.WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OAX (ALL LOWERCASE) && NEC095-210832- /O.CAN.KOAX.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110522T0051Z/ /FRBN1.1.ER.110520T2027Z.110520T2215Z.110521T0051Z.NO/ 302 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURY. * AT 2:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.5 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 7:51 PM FRIDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 14.9 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 17.5 FEET...WATER OVERTOPS THE RIGHT BANK AT THE HIGHWAY 136 LOCATION, JUST WEST OF TOWN. $$ FOBERT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Seward | 34 min |
| May 19, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Jefferson, Saline | 28 min |
| May 19, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Saline | 31 min |
| May 20, 10:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OAX | Seward | 6 hr |
| May 20, 10:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Cass | 130 days |
| May 20, 10:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Saunders | 15 hr |
| May 20, 10:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Saline | 3 days |
| May 20, 10:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Saline | 3 hr |
| May 20, 11:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OAX | Saunders | 6 hr |
| May 20, 11:58 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OAX | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| May 20, 4:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Saunders | 6 hr |
| May 20, 5:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OAX | Saunders | 4 hr |
Nearby
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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.