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WGUS43 KOAX 050949

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE

449 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026



...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and

increased in duration 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 500 PM CDT.



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449 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026



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

EVENING...



* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.



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



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



* IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Primary roads have begun to flood. This may

  include portions of Highway 73 and Preston Road. Other primary

  roads in the area may be inundated depending on flows along Muddy

  Creek and the Missouri River.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

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

  - Bankfull stage is 27.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 31.5 feet

    this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after

    midnight tonight.

  - Flood stage is 27.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 31.6

    feet on 05/29/2019.

  - 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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