Lincoln, Neb. – Flood response efforts continue across the state. The State Emergency Operation Center and the Joint Information Center are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. over the weekend.
Road Closures
Call 511 or “know before you go” at www.511nebraska.org for up-to-the minute road condition information.
- Highway 183 at Taylor closed due to bridge out
- Highway 96 at Calamus Reservoir closed due to culvert out
- Highway 20 closed east of Inman closed due to bridge out
- Highway L45B closed at Ewing due to bridge out
- Highway 32 closed from Highway 15 to Highway 275 due to water over the road
- Highway 275 closed from Scribner to West Point due to water over the road
Dam Failures
Dam Name County Stream Town
Morgan Dam Loup Gracie Creek Burwell
Contributed to overtopping and breaching of Gracie Creek Road Dam.
Bredthauer Dam Valley N. Branch Mira Creek North Loup
Added to an already flooded Mira Creek and may have contributed to the need for the evacuation of town of North Loup.
Ericson Dam Wheeler Cedar River Spalding
Caused U.S. 281 to be closed for awhile, and caused the Spalding Diversion Dam to be overtopped.
Atkinson Dam Holt Elkhorn River Atkinson
Minimal damage
Burwell Sumter Diversion Garfield N.Loup Burwell
Minimal damage
Taylor-Ord Diversion Loup N. Loup River Taylor
Minimal damage
Ord-N. Loup Diversion Valley N. Loup River Scotia
Minimal damage
Gracie Creek Dam Loup Gracie Creek Burwell
Nebraska 96 along the top of the dam is now closed. Minimal downstream impact.
Spalding Diversion Greeley Cedar River Spalding
Minimal damage
Sargent Diversion Dam Valley Middle Loup River Sargent
Weather
The thunderstorm that went through Nebraska around 8:45 a.m. today (Saturday, June 19) knocked down 40 power poles along the Phelps-Kearney county line. Power company employees are working to restore power.
The National Weather Service cancelled all other thunderstorm warning for today at noon.
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Nebraska Emergency Management Agency public information phone line, (888) 656-6045, is staffed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily until further notice.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ website has a comprehensive listing of flood resources at www.dhhs.ne.gov/SevereStorms.
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