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Flood Warning for E. Nish River at Red Oak; Nodaway River at Clarinda; Nishnabotna near Hamburg

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October 9th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Flood Warning National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska 1043 AM CDT Tue Oct 9 2018 …The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a flood warning for the following rivers in Iowa…

  • East Nishnabotna River At Red Oak affecting Montgomery County.
  • Nishnabotna River Above Hamburg affecting Fremont County.
  • Nodaway River At Clarinda affecting Page 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 The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Flood Warning for The East Nishnabotna River At Red Oak. from this afternoon to Friday morning…or until the warning is cancelled.

* At 9:00 AM Tuesday the stage was 15.4 feet…or 2.6 feet below flood stage.

* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.

* Moderate flooding is forecast.

* Forecast…rise above flood stage by late this afternoon and continue to rise to near 24.3 feet by early Thursday morning. The river will fall below flood stage by Thursday afternoon.