North Platte Weather September 23rd – North Platte Post Archive

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 23 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the evening.

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
NEBRASKA...

  SOUTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR ROSCOE AFFECTING DEUEL AND KEITH COUNTIES.

  SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT NORTH PLATTE AFFECTING LINCOLN COUNTY.

  PLATTE RIVER AT BRADY NORTH CHANNEL AFFECTING LINCOLN COUNTY.

.FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER FROM THE
NEBRASKA/COLORADO BORDER INTO THE PLATTE RIVER THROUGH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL FROM
THE NEBRASKA/COLORADO BORDER TO EAST OF ROSCOE. DOWNSTREAM AROUND
NORTH PLATTE...THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER WILL REMAIN STEADY BEFORE
BEGINNING TO SLOWLY FALL ON MONDAY.

THE PLATTE RIVER ACROSS EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY WILL STAY STEADY
THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY STARTING TO FALL ON TUESDAY
MORNING. SLIGHT FLUCTUATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT DO NOT EXPECT THE
RIVER TO RISE MORE THAN A FEW ADDITIONAL TENTHS OF A FOOT IN THE
BRADY AREA.

EVEN THOUGH THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER LEVEL IS REMAINING STEADY...SLIGHT
FLUCTUATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THE RIVER WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
END OF SEPTEMBER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY OUT OF FLOOD WATERS. THE VELOCITY OF THE WATER
WILL BE FASTER THAN USUAL AND UNSAFE. ALSO THE WATER CAN CONTAIN
SEWAGE...DEBRIS... BACTERIA AND OTHER ITEMS.