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Probabilistic Hydrologic Outlook
National Weather Service Omaha NE
947 AM CST Thu Feb 15 2024

...There is a below normal risk for flooding this spring...

.2024 Spring Flood Outlook

The lack of an established snowpack, both in the Plains and in the
mountains, along with below normal soil moisture, had lead to a
decreased risk for flooding this spring. Any flooding that does occur
this spring will be largely dependent on the location and intensity
of additional precipitation and thunderstorms.

For a thorough explanation of the current conditions, please visit:

www.weather.gov/omaha/SpringFloodOutlook

In Table 1 below...the current (CS) and historical (HS) or normal
probabilities of exceeding minor...moderate...and major flood stages
are listed for the valid time period.

CS values indicate the probability of reaching a flood category
based on current conditions.

HS values indicate the probability of reaching a flood category
based on historical or normal conditions.

When the value of CS is more than HS...the probability of
exceeding that level is higher than normal. When the value of CS is
less than HS...the probability of exceeding that level is lower
than normal.


...Table 1--Probabilities for minor...moderate and major flooding...
                    Valid Period:  02/17/2024  - 05/17/2024

                                       :    Current and Historical
                                       :     Chances of Exceeding
                                       :       Flood Categories
                                       :      as a Percentage (%)
                      Categorical      :
                   Flood Stages (FT)   :   Minor    Moderate   Major
Location           Minor   Mod   Major :  CS   HS   CS   HS   CS   HS
--------           -----  -----  ----- : ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
:Niobrara River
Verdel               8.0    9.5   13.0 :  <5   <5   <5   <5   <5   <5
:Ponca Creek
Verdel              13.5   15.0   17.0 :  13   16   <5    9   <5   <5
:Missouri River
Decatur             35.0   38.0   41.0 :  <5   13   <5    8   <5    6
Blair               26.5   28.5   33.0 :   7   19   <5   10   <5    5
Omaha               27.0   32.0   40.0 :  12   40    5   14   <5   <5
Plattsmouth         26.0   32.0   35.0 :  17   42    7   17   <5    8
Nebraska City       18.0   23.0   27.0 :  27   54    9   21   <5   <5
Brownville          34.0   38.5   43.0 :  27   56   10   26    5   11
Rulo                17.0   21.0   26.0 :  22   55   13   27   <5    5
:Elkhorn River
Neligh              11.0   12.0   14.0 :  <5   <5   <5   <5   <5   <5
Norfolk             12.0   13.0   17.0 :   5    5   <5   <5   <5   <5
:North Fork Elkhorn River
Pierce              12.0   14.0   16.0 :   6   14    5    8   <5   <5
:Elkhorn River
Pilger              12.0   15.0   17.0 :   6    6   <5    5   <5   <5
West Point          12.0   16.0   17.0 :   6    6   <5   <5   <5   <5
Winslow             17.0   20.0   23.0 :   7    9    5    6   <5    5
:Logan Creek
Uehling             18.0   19.0   21.0 :  <5    6   <5    6   <5    6
:Maple Creek
Nickerson           11.5   13.0   17.0 :   5   12    5    6   <5   <5
:Elkhorn River
Waterloo            14.0   18.0   21.0 :   7   14   <5    5   <5   <5
:Platte River
Duncan               8.0    9.0   10.0 :   9    9   <5    6   <5   <5
:Shell Creek
Columbus            30.0   31.0   32.0 :   6    6   <5    5   <5    5
:Platte River
North Bend           8.0   10.0   11.5 :   6   12   <5    5   <5   <5
Leshara              8.0   10.0   12.0 :   7   16   <5    5   <5   <5
Ashland             20.0   22.0   23.5 :   9   21   <5    6   <5   <5
:Salt Creek
Roca                19.0   21.5   23.0 :   5    8   <5    5   <5   <5
Lincoln (N 27th S   20.5   26.5   29.0 :   5    7   <5    5   <5   <5
Greenwood           20.0   24.0   31.0 :   7   21    5    8   <5   <5
:Wahoo Creek
Ithaca              19.0   20.5   23.0 :  22   49   21   42   <5   <5
:Salt Creek
Ashland             20.0   21.0   26.0 :  15   25    5   15   <5   <5
:Platte River
Louisville           9.0   11.0   12.0 :   9   24   <5    6   <5    5
:Big Blue River
Surprise             7.0   10.0   12.0 :  <5   12   <5    8   <5   <5
:Lincoln Creek
Seward              15.0   17.0   20.0 :   8   33   <5   20   <5    5
:Big Blue River
Seward              18.0   22.0   27.0 :  <5   13   <5    5   <5   <5
:West Fork Big Blue River
Dorchester          15.0   22.0   24.4 :  11   28   <5    7   <5    5
:Big Blue River
Crete               21.0   25.0   31.0 :  19   36   <5   14   <5    6
:Turkey Creek
Wilber              12.5   16.0   21.0 :  12   30   <5    7   <5   <5
De Witt             23.5   25.0   27.0 :   7   16    6    9    5    6
:Big Blue River
Beatrice            18.0   26.0   32.0 :   9   30    5    9   <5   <5
Barneston           20.0   27.0   33.0 :  14   25   <5   10   <5   <5
:Little Blue River
Fairbury            18.5   20.0   23.0 :   6   12    6   10   <5    6
:Maple River
Mapleton            21.0   22.0   23.0 :   5    7   <5    7   <5    6
:Little Sioux River
Turin               25.0   28.0   34.5 :  <5    8   <5    5   <5   <5
:Soldier River
Pisgah              28.0   29.0   30.0 :  <5   <5   <5   <5   <5   <5
:Boyer River
Logan               21.0   22.0   25.0 :   6    8    5    7    5    6
:Weeping Water Creek
Union               25.0   28.0   30.0 :  <5    9   <5   <5   <5   <5
:East Nishnabotna River
Red Oak             18.0   22.0   27.0 :   8   27    5   11   <5   <5
:West Nishnabotna River
Hancock             14.0   19.0   23.0 :   8   32    6    9    5    7
Randolph            19.0   22.0   27.0 :  13   40    6    9   <5    5
:Nishnabotna River
Hamburg             25.0   27.5   33.0 :   8   40    5   10   <5   <5
:Little Nemaha River
Auburn              22.0   23.0   27.0 :  11   13    9   11   <5   <5
:North Fork Big Nemaha River
Humboldt            28.0   29.5   31.0 :  <5   <5   <5   <5   <5   <5
:Big Nemaha River
Falls City          27.0   30.0   36.0 :   8   11   <5    8   <5   <5
:Nodaway River
Clarinda            23.0   26.0   29.0 :   7   10   <5   <5   <5   <5

Legend
CS = Conditional Simulation (Current Outlook)
HS = Historical Simulation
FT = Feet

In Table 2 below...the 95 through 5 percent columns indicate the
probability of exceeding the listed stage levels (FT) for the valid
time period.

...Table 2--Exceedance Probabilities...

                               Chance of Exceeding Stages
                                  at Specific Locations
                          Valid Period: 02/17/2024  - 05/17/2024
Location              95%    90%    75%    50%    25%    10%     5%
--------            ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
:Niobrara River
Verdel                3.4    3.5    3.7    3.9    4.2    4.8    5.4
:Ponca Creek
Verdel                6.5    7.2    8.2    9.3   12.3   14.7   14.8
:Missouri River
Decatur              19.5   19.6   20.0   22.3   25.5   29.9   34.3
Blair                12.1   12.1   12.6   14.4   17.6   25.3   27.0
Omaha                13.6   13.8   14.4   18.4   21.7   30.2   31.8
Plattsmouth          14.9   15.3   16.5   19.8   24.0   28.6   33.3
Nebraska City         9.0    9.4   10.8   14.6   18.7   22.4   25.0
Brownville           23.6   24.3   26.3   30.7   34.7   38.3   43.1
Rulo                  6.6    7.3    9.6   13.4   16.7   22.5   24.2
:Elkhorn River
Neligh                2.4    3.1    4.5    6.0    7.9   10.0   10.3
Norfolk               3.5    3.5    4.1    4.8    6.6    8.2   11.4
:North Fork Elkhorn River
Pierce                3.2    3.2    3.4    4.4    7.7   10.9   13.3
:Elkhorn River
Pilger                7.3    7.3    7.8    8.3    9.5   10.3   13.4
West Point            3.7    3.7    4.2    5.0    8.3   10.7   13.2
Winslow               9.6    9.6   10.1   11.8   13.8   15.7   20.2
:Logan Creek
Uehling               3.2    3.5    5.1    8.2   10.9   13.3   16.5
:Maple Creek
Nickerson             2.7    3.3    4.4    5.4    7.6    8.6   12.5
:Elkhorn River
Waterloo              3.2    3.5    4.4    7.8    9.7   12.1   16.8
:Platte River
Duncan                4.2    4.3    4.3    4.5    5.6    7.7    8.4
:Shell Creek
Columbus             10.7   10.7   13.4   18.0   26.4   28.9   30.5
:Platte River
North Bend            4.0    4.0    4.3    4.9    6.2    7.3    8.8
Leshara               4.7    4.7    5.0    5.5    6.9    7.6    8.7
Ashland              15.0   15.1   15.9   17.0   18.7   19.9   21.4
:Salt Creek
Roca                  1.9    2.1    3.0    3.9    8.8   13.5   17.8
Lincoln (N 27th S     2.4    2.7    3.9    5.3   11.7   14.1   21.5
Greenwood             2.3    3.0    4.4    7.2   17.0   18.6   24.2
:Wahoo Creek
Ithaca                2.9    4.2    6.6   10.3   17.9   22.2   22.3
:Salt Creek
Ashland               7.1    7.2    8.4   11.2   17.7   20.5   21.2
:Platte River
Louisville            4.2    4.2    4.7    5.6    7.6    8.8   10.4
:Big Blue River
Surprise              1.5    1.6    2.0    2.4    3.4    4.1    6.2
:Lincoln Creek
Seward                4.3    4.9    7.3    8.9   12.5   14.5   16.1
:Big Blue River
Seward                1.6    2.1    3.1    5.0   10.1   14.4   16.5
:West Fork Big Blue River
Dorchester            2.2    4.5    5.4    7.2   10.3   16.0   19.3
:Big Blue River
Crete                 8.5   10.9   12.3   15.1   19.9   22.9   24.2
:Turkey Creek
Wilber                1.8    3.9    5.2    7.7   11.1   14.1   15.2
De Witt              10.8   11.7   12.7   14.8   17.2   22.2   27.2
:Big Blue River
Beatrice              4.1    4.8    5.8    8.8   13.9   16.9   25.1
Barneston             4.9    5.5    8.1   12.3   15.5   24.0   25.9
:Little Blue River
Fairbury              7.2    8.0    8.9   10.9   13.2   15.1   21.3
:Maple River
Mapleton              4.6    4.9    6.3    7.4    8.8    9.9   20.6
:Little Sioux River
Turin                 8.0    8.5    9.4   11.5   14.1   14.8   22.9
:Soldier River
Pisgah                3.2    4.1    5.8    8.2    9.5   10.7   15.0
:Boyer River
Logan                 5.3    7.0    7.7    9.8   12.1   16.7   23.4
:Weeping Water Creek
Union                 2.7    3.3    4.4    5.8    7.3   12.4   22.5
:East Nishnabotna River
Red Oak               6.7    7.6   10.1   10.8   14.1   16.8   22.8
:West Nishnabotna River
Hancock               2.8    4.3    6.2    7.1    9.4   13.6   23.8
Randolph              9.0   11.3   13.4   14.7   17.0   19.3   24.4
:Nishnabotna River
Hamburg              10.3   13.0   16.4   19.9   22.2   24.8   28.4
:Little Nemaha River
Auburn                6.7    7.2   10.1   12.3   20.3   22.7   24.5
:North Fork Big Nemaha River
Humboldt              3.9    4.7    6.7    8.6   11.4   16.4   19.5
:Big Nemaha River
Falls City            5.9    6.6   11.4   14.7   19.1   25.2   29.6
:Nodaway River
Clarinda             11.7   12.2   12.9   13.5   18.4   20.0   23.9

In Table 3 below...the 95 through 5 percent columns indicate the
probability of falling below the listed stage levels (FT) for the
valid time period.

...Table 3--Nonexceedance Probabilities...

                            Chance of Falling Below Stages
                                 at Specific Locations
                          Valid Period: 02/17/2024  - 05/17/2024
Location              95%    90%    75%    50%    25%    10%     5%
--------            ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
:Niobrara River
Verdel                3.4    3.3    3.3    3.3    3.3    3.3    3.2
:Ponca Creek
Verdel                6.2    6.2    6.1    6.1    6.0    5.9    5.8
:Missouri River
Decatur              15.2   15.2   15.2   15.1   14.8   14.4   13.3
Blair                 8.5    8.5    8.5    8.3    8.1    7.8    6.9
Omaha                 9.1    9.1    9.0    8.9    8.6    8.2    7.3
Plattsmouth          11.5   11.4   11.3   11.0   10.7   10.4    9.6
Nebraska City         6.1    6.1    6.0    5.7    5.4    5.1    4.3
Brownville           20.3   20.3   20.2   19.8   19.4   19.0   18.2
Rulo                  4.2    4.2    4.1    3.8    3.5    3.2    2.6
:Elkhorn River
Neligh                0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0
Norfolk               3.1    3.0    2.8    2.7    2.5    2.5    2.5
:North Fork Elkhorn River
Pierce                2.7    2.6    2.5    2.4    2.3    2.2    2.2
:Elkhorn River
Pilger                7.0    6.8    6.5    6.4    6.2    6.1    6.1
West Point            3.4    3.3    3.2    3.1    3.0    2.9    2.8
Winslow               9.0    8.8    8.4    8.0    7.7    7.5    7.4
:Logan Creek
Uehling               2.4    2.3    2.1    1.9    1.6    1.5    1.5
:Maple Creek
Nickerson             2.2    2.1    2.1    2.1    2.0    0.3    0.1
:Elkhorn River
Waterloo              2.2    2.1    1.8    1.6    1.4    1.2    1.1
:Platte River
Duncan                4.0    4.0    3.7    3.2    3.1    3.1    3.0
:Shell Creek
Columbus             10.6   10.6   10.6   10.6   10.5   10.5   10.5
:Platte River
North Bend            3.1    3.0    2.9    2.4    2.3    2.2    2.2
Leshara               4.2    4.2    4.1    3.8    3.6    3.5    3.5
Ashland              13.8   13.7   13.6   13.4   13.2   13.2   13.2
:Salt Creek
Roca                  1.9    1.8    1.8    1.8    1.8    1.8    1.8
Lincoln (N 27th S     2.3    2.2    2.2    2.2    2.2    2.2    2.2
Greenwood             2.1    2.1    1.9    1.8    1.6    1.6    1.6
:Wahoo Creek
Ithaca                2.9    2.9    2.9    2.9    2.9    2.9    2.9
:Salt Creek
Ashland               7.0    7.0    7.0    7.0    7.0    7.0    7.0
:Platte River
Louisville            3.4    3.3    3.2    2.8    2.5    2.3    2.3
:Big Blue River
Surprise              1.1    1.0    1.0    1.0    1.0    1.0    1.0
:Lincoln Creek
Seward                4.1    4.1    4.1    4.0    4.0    4.0    3.9
:Big Blue River
Seward                1.4    1.4    1.3    1.3    1.2    1.2    1.2
:West Fork Big Blue River
Dorchester            2.2    2.1    2.1    2.0    2.0    2.0    1.9
:Big Blue River
Crete                 7.7    7.6    7.6    7.4    7.4    7.3    7.3
:Turkey Creek
De Witt              10.4   10.4   10.4   10.4   10.4   10.4   10.4
:Big Blue River
Beatrice              3.3    3.3    3.3    3.2    3.2    3.2    3.2
Barneston             3.3    3.3    3.2    3.2    3.1    3.1    3.1
:Little Blue River
Fairbury              6.4    6.4    6.3    6.2    6.1    6.1    6.0
:Maple River
Mapleton              4.3    4.3    4.2    4.1    4.0    4.0    4.0
:Little Sioux River
Turin                 7.6    7.6    7.4    7.2    7.0    6.8    6.7
:Soldier River
Pisgah                2.2    2.1    2.1    2.1    2.1    2.1    2.1
:Boyer River
Logan                 3.3    3.2    3.2    3.2    3.2    3.1    3.1
:Weeping Water Creek
Union                 2.1    2.1    2.1    2.1    2.0    2.0    2.0
:East Nishnabotna River
Red Oak               5.3    5.2    5.2    5.2    5.1    5.1    5.1
:West Nishnabotna River
Hancock               1.4    1.4    1.4    1.4    1.3    1.3    1.3
Randolph              7.6    7.6    7.6    7.5    7.4    7.3    7.3
:Nishnabotna River
Hamburg               8.2    8.2    8.2    8.1    7.9    7.8    7.7
:Little Nemaha River
Auburn                2.5    2.5    2.3    2.3    2.2    2.2    2.2
:North Fork Big Nemaha River
Humboldt              1.7    1.7    1.6    1.5    1.5    1.5    1.5
:Big Nemaha River
Falls City            4.1    4.1    4.0    4.0    3.8    3.7    3.7
:Nodaway River
Clarinda             10.6   10.6   10.6   10.6   10.6   10.5   10.5

These long-range probabilistic outlooks contain forecast values that
are calculated using multiple season scenarios from 30 or more years
of climatological data...including current conditions of the
river...soil moisture...snow cover...and 30 to 90 day long-range
outlooks of temperature and precipitation. By providing a range of
probabilities...the level of risk associated with long-range planning
decisions can be determined. These probabilistic forecasts are part
of the National Weather Service`s advanced hydrologic prediction
service.

Visit our web site weather.gov/oax for more weather and water
information.

The next outlook will be issued February 29th, 2024.

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