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River Statement
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE

000
FGUS83 KGID 041103
RVSGID
NEC125-042303-


HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
503 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013

...WATER LEVELS WILL APPROACH FLOOD STAGE ALONG THE LOUP RIVER NEAR
GENOA DUE TO AN ICE JAM...

AN ICE JAM HAS CAUSED WATER LEVELS TO RISE NEAR FLOOD STAGE ALONG
THE LOUP RIVER NEAR GENOA.  AT 5 AM THE RIVER STAGE READING WAS
9 FEET...JUST AT FLOOD STAGE.  THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN
NEAR FLOOD STAGE TODAY.

AT A RIVER STAGE OF 9.0 FEET...LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS OF FLOODING AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS DIFFICULT TO
RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...OR A LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

...THE LATEST RIVER STAGE AND THREE DAY RIVER FORECAST (IN FEET)...

                  FLD      OBSERVED              FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION:         STG    STG  DAY  TIME       SAT    SUN    MON

LOUP RIVER
  GENOA            9.0     9.0  FRI 5 AM        8.9    8.9    8.9

$$