Posted May 22, 2017 11:25am
(KLZA)-- A flood warning continues from Nebraska City south through Rulo along the Missouri River.
Included in the flood warning are the Nebraska counties of Richardson, Nemaha and Otoe. In Missouri Atchison and Holt counties are included in the flood warning.
According to the National Weather Service observations, it appears the River reached its crest on Sunday. At Rulo the crest was 20.8 feet Sunday morning, nearly four-feet above flood stage. The river should drop below flood stage by Tuesday evening at Rulo.
The river reading was 20.68 feet Monday morning at Rulo.
At Brownville the crest was 36.6 feet Sunday morning, 3.6 feet above flood stage. The river is expected to drop below flood stage early Wednesday morning. The river had dropped slightly to 36.37 feet Monday morning.
The crest at Nebraska City was less than two feet above the 18-foot flood stage Sunday morning. The reading was 19.03 feet Monday morning with the river projected to drop below flood stage by Monday afternoon.