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Flood — Saunders, NE

Jul 2, 2024

At the beginning of July, river flooding was still ongoing along portions of the Missouri River extending from east-central Nebraska/southwest Iowa to the southern Nebraska border. Most of the length of the river crested at the end of June, so the greatest impacts are addressed in June StormData. However, sections of I-29 and the I-29/I680 junction remained closed through the first week of July as flood waters receded. There were also riverfront properties in far southeast Nebraska that were flo

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1206653). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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