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Heavy rain floods some low-lying Omaha streets

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June 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for parts of Nebraska and Iowa along the Missouri River, and storms that dumped nearly 7 inches of rain on parts of Omaha haven’t helped. The National Weather Service says 6.83 inches of rain fell at the Millard Airport in Omaha from Friday night to about 7 a.m. Saturday — and more could be on the way.

The storms flooded low-lying Omaha streets and forced a College World Series game between Mississippi and Virginia to be postponed. The weather service says there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms for the area on Sunday and a 50 percent chance on Monday.

The Flood Warning continues until 1-p.m. Sunday for the Missouri River….near Blair, NE., affecting Harrison County in Iowa…and near Omaha, affecting Pottawattamie County.