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Flood — Dodge, NE

Jan 21, 1998

Property Damage
$12K

A three mile long ice jam formed along the Platte river to the southwest of Fremont upstream from the highway 77 bridge to Big Island. The jam caused water to rise upstream and resulted in lowland flooding at Ridgeland Road, Hormel Park, the YMCA Camp, and Big Island. In addition, 8 homes along the Platte river were flooded receiving 1 to 4 inches of water in the main level.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5628861). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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