OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Smaller communities along the Missouri River
may face the greatest flood risk this summer as the water rises.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says this summer’s Missouri
River flooding could rival the record years of 1952 and 1993 in
places. Officials will increase releases to 150,000 cubic feet per
second of water from five of the river’s dams on Tuesday.
As a result, the river will rise 5 to 7 feet above flood stage
in most of Nebraska and Iowa before continuing into Missouri where
it may rise 10 feet above flood stage in several places.
The places in most danger of flooding include the small towns of
South Sioux City, Rulo and Plattsmouth in Nebraska; and Hamburg,
Blencoe and Pacific Junction in Iowa.