THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE. UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* AT 5:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE AT 6.1 FEET BY THROUGH SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT…AT 6.0 FEET…MINOR FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AND AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS ALONG THE NORTH BANK OF THE
NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM HIGHWAY 83 TO APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES WEST OF
HIGHWAY 83 SOUTH OF NORTH RIVER ROAD. MINOR WATER INTRUSIONS INTO
LOW LYING AREAS OF CODY PARK IN NORTH PLATTE BEGINS. PEOPLE SHOULD
BE CAUTIONED AGAINST BEING IN THE WATER ALONG THE BANKS OF THE
RIVER ESPECIALLY NEAR CODY PARK.