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River Flood Warning 1, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this river flood warning at Jan 13, 2012, 9:01 AM MST for Garden County, Keith County, Nebraska. It was in force for 7 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2012, 9:01 AM MST (16:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2012, 7:42 AM MST
- In force
- 7 days
- 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 16:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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.
124 WGUS43 KLBF 131601 FLWLBF BULLETIN -IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1001 AM CST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...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. .ICE JAMS HAVE FORMED ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BETWEEN LAKE MCCONAUGHY AND LEWELLEN. THIS HAS CAUSED THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER TO BACK UP BEHIND THE ICE JAM AND THE RIVER HAS RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF LEWELLEN. WARMER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE COMING WEEKEND...THUS THE ICE MAY BREAK UP AND ALLEVIATE THE FLOOD POTENTIAL. HOWEVER WITH EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING...ADDITIONAL ICE JAMMING MAY OCCUR. REMEMBER...ICE JAMS CAN CAUSE RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN RIVER LEVELS AS THE ICE FORMS...RELEASES...AND REDEVELOPS. 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. && NEC069-101-141601- /O.NEW.KLBF.FL.W.0001.120113T1601Z-000000T0000Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.120113T0939Z.120113T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1001 AM CST FRI JAN 13 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING NEAR 7.8 FEET THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING...WITH FLUCTUATIONS POSSIBLE. * 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. $$ JACOBS
14 follow-up statements
297 WGUS83 KLBF 140227 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 827 PM CST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .ICE BLOCKAGE ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER CONTINUES AT LEWELLEN AND AT THE WEST END OF LAKE MCCONAUGHY. ICE JAMS COULD OCCUR ALONG OTHER PARTS OF THE NORTH PLATTE AND MAY CAUSE RISING WATER IN THOSE AREAS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-150227- /O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.120113T0939Z.120114T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 827 PM CST FRI JAN 13 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 7.8 FEET. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. OVERFLOW AND HIGH WATER TABLE LEVELS WILL CAUSE SEEPAGE AND FLOODING OF BASEMENTS AND CRAWL SPACES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER. $$
665 WGUS83 KLBF 141529 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 929 AM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .ICE JAMMING CONTINUES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BETWEEN LAKE MCCONAUGHY AND LEWELLEN. THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER HAS BACKED UP BEHIND THE ICE JAM AND THE RIVER HAS RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF LEWELLEN. WITH WARMER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TODAY...AND ESPECIALLY TOMORROW...THE ICE MAY BREAK UP AND ALLEVIATE THE FLOOD POTENTIAL. HOWEVER WITH EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING...ADDITIONAL ICE JAMMING MAY OCCUR. REMEMBER...ICE JAMS CAN CAUSE RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN RIVER LEVELS AS THE ICE FORMS...RELEASES...AND REDEVELOPS. 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 AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-151529- /O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.120113T0939Z.120114T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 929 AM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 7.8 FEET. * 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. $$ JACOBS
884 WGUS83 KLBF 150507 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1107 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .ICE JAMMING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BETWEEN LAKE MCCONAUGHY AND LEWELLEN. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE IN THE LEWELLEN AREA WHERE WATER HAS BACKED UP BEHIND THE ICE JAM. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE UPPER 50S ON SUNDAY WHICH MAY HELP TO BREAK UP THE JAM...HOWEVER COLDER TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WORK WEEK COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FREEZE-UP ICE JAMS. REMEMBER...ICE JAMS CAN CAUSE RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN RIVER LEVELS AS THE ICE FORMS...RELEASES...AND REDEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-160507- /O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LEWN1.1.IJ.120113T0939Z.120114T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1107 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL STAY NEARLY STEADY AROUND 7.8 FEET OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH SOME FLUCTUATIONS POSSIBLE AS ICE FORMS...RELEASES AND REDEVELOPS. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. OVERFLOW AND HIGH WATER TABLE LEVELS WILL CAUSE SEEPAGE AND FLOODING OF BASEMENTS AND CRAWL SPACES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER. $$ BROOKS
467 WGUS83 KLBF 151452 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 852 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .ICE JAMMING CONTINUES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF LEWELLEN. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE BANKS OF THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR LEWELLEN WHERE WATER HAS BACKED UP BEHIND THE ICE JAM. WITH EXPECTED TEMPERATURES IN UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S THIS AFTERNOON...MUCH OF THE ICE SHOULD BREAK...THUS ALLEVIATING THE FLOOD POTENTIAL. HOWEVER A COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WORK WEEK...WHICH WOULD LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF ADDITIONAL JAMMING. REMEMBER...ICE JAMS CAN CAUSE RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN RIVER LEVELS AS THE ICE FORMS...RELEASES...AND REDEVELOPS. 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 AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-161452- /O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.120113T0939Z.120114T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 852 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE NEAR 7.8 FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * 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. $$ JACOBS
154 WGUS83 KLBF 160145 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 745 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .ICE JAM FLOODING CONTINUES ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER UP RIVER OF LAKE MCCONAUGHY. THE LEVELS WILL FLUCTUATE AROUND 7.8 FEET FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT TWO DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-170145- /O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.120113T0939Z.120114T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 745 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 7.8 FEET. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. OVERFLOW AND HIGH WATER TABLE LEVELS WILL CAUSE SEEPAGE AND FLOODING OF BASEMENTS AND CRAWL SPACES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER. $$
290 WGUS83 KLBF 161452 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 851 AM CST MON JAN 16 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .ICE JAMMING CONTINUES ALONG THE BANKS OF NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF LEWELLEN. MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE COMING WEEK AS COOLER TEMPERATURES HAVE FILTERED INTO THE REGION FROM A PASSING COLD FRONT. THEREFORE...ADDITIONAL FORMATION AND JAMMING IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDWEEK. REMEMBER...ICE JAMS CAN CAUSE RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN RIVER LEVELS AS THE ICE FORMS...RELEASES...AND REDEVELOPS. 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 AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-171451- /O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.120113T0939Z.120116T1800Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 851 AM CST MON JAN 16 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 2:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE NEAR 8.0 FEET UNTIL THE ICE BREAKS UP. * IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING AROUND FAIRGROUND STREET...COUNTY ROAD 46...COUNTY ROAD 199A AND COUNTY ROAD 44A EAST OF HIGHWAY 26. HOMES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
325 WGUS83 KLBF 170144 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 744 PM CST MON JAN 16 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .ICE JAMMING CONTINUES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BETWEEN LEWELLEN AND LAKE MCCONAUGHY. MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS WEEK AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW THE FREEZING POINT...KEEPING THE ICE JAM FROM BREAKING UP. REMEMBER...ICE JAMS CAN CAUSE RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN RIVER LEVELS AS THE ICE FORMS...RELEASES...AND REDEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-180144- /O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LEWN1.1.IJ.120113T0939Z.120117T0600Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 744 PM CST MON JAN 16 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 2:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL STAY NEARLY STEADY AROUND 7.9 FEET WITH SOME FLUCTUATIONS POSSIBLE. * IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING AROUND FAIRGROUND STREET...COUNTY ROAD 46...COUNTY ROAD 199A AND COUNTY ROAD 44A EAST OF HIGHWAY 26. HOMES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$ BROOKS
589 WGUS83 KLBF 171529 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 929 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .ICE JAMMING CONTINUES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BETWEEN LEWELLEN AND LAKE MCCONAUGHY. MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW THE FREEZING POINT...KEEPING THE ICE JAM FROM BREAKING UP. REMEMBER...ICE JAMS CAN CAUSE RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN RIVER LEVELS AS THE ICE FORMS...RELEASES...AND REDEVELOPS. 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 AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-181529- /O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LEWN1.1.IJ.120113T0939Z.120117T1800Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 929 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 2:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 8.0 FEET. * IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING AROUND FAIRGROUND STREET...COUNTY ROAD 46...COUNTY ROAD 199A AND COUNTY ROAD 44A EAST OF HIGHWAY 26. HOMES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
393 WGUS83 KLBF 180129 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 729 PM CST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .MINOR FLOODING TO CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN DUE TO ICE JAMMING. LOOK FOR MINOR CHANGES BETWEEN 7.0 AND 8.0 FEET OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS TEMPERATURES FLUCTUATE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE 40S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-190129- /O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LEWN1.1.IJ.120113T0939Z.120118T0600Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 729 PM CST TUE JAN 17 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER STAGE IS EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 7.0 AND 8.0 FEET DUE TO ICE JAMMING. * IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING AROUND FAIRGROUND STREET...COUNTY ROAD 46...COUNTY ROAD 199A AND COUNTY ROAD 44A EAST OF HIGHWAY 26. HOMES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
468 WGUS83 KLBF 181518 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 918 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .MINOR FLOODING MAY DEVELOP ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BETWEEN LAKE MCCONAUGHY AND LEWELLEN DUE TO ICE JAMMING. LOOK FOR LARGE FLUCTUATIONS BETWEEN 6.5 AND 7.5 FEET OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS TEMPERATURES FLUCTUATE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE 40S. 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 AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-191518- /O.EXT.KLBF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ /LEWN1.1.IJ.120113T0939Z.120117T1800Z.120120T1800Z.UU/ 918 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 6:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW 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. $$
366 WGUS83 KLBF 190133 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 733 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .MINOR FLOODING MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN DUE TO ICE JAMMING. FLUCTUATIONS BETWEEN 6.5 TO 7.5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS TEMPERATURES FLUCTUATE FROM NEAR ZERO TO THE 40S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-200133- /O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ /LEWN1.1.IJ.120113T0939Z.120117T1800Z.120120T1800Z.UU/ 733 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. OVERFLOW AND HIGH WATER TABLE LEVELS WILL CAUSE SEEPAGE AND FLOODING OF BASEMENTS AND CRAWL SPACES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER. $$
063 WGUS83 KLBF 191613 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1013 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR LEWELLEN DUE TO ICE JAMMING. FLUCTUATIONS FROM 7.0 TO AROUND 7.5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS TEMPERATURES FLUCTUATE FROM NEAR ZERO TO THE 40S. WARMER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE THE ICE JAM. 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 AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-201613- /O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ /LEWN1.1.IJ.120113T0939Z.120117T1800Z.120120T1800Z.UU/ 1013 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 6:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. * 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. $$
313 WGUS83 KLBF 200112 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 712 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR LEWELLEN DUE TO ICE JAMMING. FLUCTUATIONS FROM 7.0 TO AROUND 7.5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS TEMPERATURES FLUCTUATE FROM NEAR ZERO TO THE 30S. WARMER TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND MAY ALLEVIATE THE ICE JAM ALONG THE RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-210112- /O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ /LEWN1.1.IJ.120113T0939Z.120117T1800Z.120120T1800Z.UU/ 712 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 6:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. * IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. OVERFLOW AND HIGH WATER TABLE LEVELS WILL CAUSE SEEPAGE AND FLOODING OF BASEMENTS AND CRAWL SPACES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER. $$
056 WGUS83 KLBF 201442 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 842 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .THE RIVER STAGE AT LEWELLEN HAS DROPPED BELOW FLOOD STAGE...THEREFORE THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES IN THE AREA LOOK TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING IN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WHILE DROPPING BELOW FREEZING AT NIGHT. ICE DOES REMAIN ON THE RIVER BETWEEN LEWELLEN AND LAKE MCCONAUGHY SO IF TEMPERATURES IN THE COMING DAYS FAIL TO WARM ENOUGH...FURTHER ICE JAMMING COULD OCCUR CAUSING THE RIVER TO RISE AGAIN. 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 AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-201512- /O.CAN.KLBF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ /LEWN1.1.IJ.120113T0939Z.120117T1800Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 842 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * AT 7:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY FALL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. * 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. $$ BROOKS
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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.