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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE

359 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026



...The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Flood

Warning for the following rivers in Nebraska...



  Big Nemaha River at Falls City affecting Richardson County.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.



Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the

dangers of flooding.



Additional information is available at water.noaa.gov.



The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 400 PM CDT.



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359 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO SATURDAY MORNING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Big Nemaha River at Falls City.



* WHEN...From this morning to Saturday morning.



* IMPACTS...At 29.0 feet, The parking lots of businesses just south

  of Falls City in the floodplain begin to be impacted. In addition,

  overflow begins at the Highway 73 bridge at the gage site.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 3:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 26.8 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 27.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage this morning,

    and reach 29.2 feet this afternoon. It will fall below flood

    stage late this afternoon to 15.9 feet tomorrow morning. It will

    then rise to 16.3 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will fall

    again and remain below flood stage.

  - Flood stage is 27.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 29.2

    feet on 07/16/1968.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 4005 9575 4007 9575 4008 9569 4006 9563

      4004 9557 4005 9551 4005 9549 4004 9549

      4005 9546 4004 9541 4003 9540 4003 9538

      4000 9539 4001 9547 4002 9549 4004 9552

      4001 9556 4004 9569 4006 9571 4005 9574





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