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Southeast Nebraska Faces Dangerous Flooding on I-80 After Night of Intense Rain
Omaha, NE – Southeast Nebraska is grappling with dangerous flooding, particularly along Interstate 80, following a night of intense rain. The National Weather Service (NWS) reported that heavy rainfall has rendered several roads impassable. According to the NWS Omaha/Valley, flash flood warnings remain in effect for both the Omaha...
Residents say Peru is not protected by levee
PERU – About a thousand acres are underwater near Peru, Neb., after a rising Missouri River found its way onto lowland despite the R 562 agriculture levee. AJ Regier of Oklahoma is visiting friends in Peru and walked along the now flooded Steamboat Trace Trail and Dock Road. Regier:...
Storms Roll-Through Lincoln Overnight – More Tuesday Afternoon
Heavy thunderstorms moved through the area overnight with a tornado warning for portions of Lincoln and Lancaster County around midnight. The pump awning at the Phillips 66 convenience store at 48th & Garland was blown over and a few limbs were down primarily in Northern Lincoln. At least 3 vehicles were stranded in the 48th & Cornhusker underpass.
Lincoln Health Department issues air quality advisory for fireworks smoke
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department issued a health advisory Monday due to anticipated high levels of smoke from fireworks. “The current National Weather Service forecast calls for a slight chance of rain with 5 mph to 10 mph winds both Wednesday and Thursday evenings between 8 p.m. and midnight,” said LLCHD Air Quality Section Supervisor Gary Bergstrom. “Low wind speeds may allow higher concentrations of smoke to linger in the area. Breathing smoke from fireworks can cause asthma attacks, worsen chronic bronchitis and emphysema and cause chest pain in some people with heart disease.”
Nebraska Cornhuskers get massive vote as 'surprise' team of 2024
We are officially in the same month the Nebraska Cornhuskers will start their “fall” camp. July 31 is getting closer by the day, and it means the excitement over what this season may hold is only going to get even crazier. But is it all that crazy to be excited for what many have dubbed as the season the Huskers finally start their return to glory?
Wet weather helps protect from fireworks fires
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - Fireworks are fun tradition for the Fourth of July, but in recent years the dry weather has added an element of concern for firefighters, but that’s not that case this year. In 2022 there was an estimated 31,302 fires as a result of fireworks,...
City of Cozad files disaster declaration after hailstorm
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Dawson County residents are still grappling with the aftermath of a weekend hailstorm that caused widespread destruction. The Cozad Development Corporation (CDC) announced that the city has submitted paperwork to designate the storm as a disaster. Meetings with state officials are scheduled to secure necessary assistance for those affected.
Update: Crews Working Two Fires South Of Crawford, Sioux County Fire Extinguished
Crawford and Chadron fire crews were working on two separate fires in Dawes County Monday evening, both in areas south of Crawford. Pine Ridge District Ranger Tim Buskirk said earlier on Monday that he had a crew responding to a fire at an area just off of the Nebraska National Forest and Grasslands north of Belmont, but by 7:00 pm had been released and allowed to return home.
RECALL: Minnesota Eggs Sold in Nine States Mislabeled
More than 4,000 pounds of liquid egg products manufactured in Minnesota and sold to food service locations in nine states across America are being recalled after they were mislabeled with undeclared allergens. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reporting that Gaylord-based Michael Foods Inc. failed to disclose the presence...
Stormy week rolls on; severe threat over southeast Nebraska into Tuesday afternoon
How does that Nebraska song go… “we’ll all stick together in all kinds of weather” … yeah, we’ve done plenty of the all kinds of weather this year. Monday evening into early Tuesday, several tornadoes were reported first in south central Nebraska. Then as...
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