NWS warns of increased ice jam risks on Nebraska rivers
The National Weather Service on Wednesday raised its ice jam risk indicator for the Lower Platte River to "significant," which is the second-highest risk category.
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The National Weather Service on Wednesday raised its ice jam risk indicator for the Lower Platte River to "significant," which is the second-highest risk category.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has forecast 2024 runoff into the river basin above Sioux City 20.1 million acre-feet, 78% of the average of 25.7 MAF.
With temperatures that reached well below zero last weekend, the Missouri River has frozen over near the Gavin’s Point Damn. Something that John Remus with the U.S. Corps of Engineers says is a rare occurrence. Remus advises against walking out on the ice near the dam. Remus says that
OPPD asked customers to conserve energy Sunday after icing of intakes on the Missouri River took its coal-fired power plants offline.
Despite brutally cold temperatures, ice jams aren’t creating a major issue on the Missouri River at this time, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.