...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Lingering minor flooding caused by excessive rainfall back on Wednesday into Thursday continues. * WHERE...Portions of central and east central Nebraska, including the following counties, in central Nebraska, Merrick and Nance. In east central Nebraska, Polk. * WHEN...Until 400 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Low-water crossings may still be inundated with water, especially near area creeks, and may not be passable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 354 PM CDT, gauges along area creeks within the Warning area continued to report near-bankfull to minor flooding conditions, although the situation continues to gradually lower/improve with time as runoff continues to work downstream. As of 345 PM CDT Saturday, the Silver Creek gauge near Silver Creek was at 9.3 feet and slowly falling, but still slightly above minor flood stage of 9 feet. Meanwhile, the nearby Prairie Creek gauge had already fallen below minor flood stage of 9 feet, but was still near-bankfull at 8.1 feet. Finally, the gauge along Clear Creek in far northeastern Polk County was starting to level off around 7 feet, but this was only slightly below minor flood stage of 7.5 feet. Despite the overall-improving conditions, this Warning has been extended into Sunday to cover what is hopefully the last of lingering minor flooding issues. - This includes, but is not limited to, the following streams and drainages... Clear Creek, Silver Creek, Prairie Creek and Warm Slough. - Some locations that could experience flooding include... Clarks and Silver Creek, but mainly rural areas outside these communities. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. &&
