“There comes a point where it’s very possible, although we’ll do our absolute best and risk our all to try to get to you, there may be instances where it’s just not possible for us to do that,” he said. Olsen also said that while there are dive team members on standby and other emergency rescue members are being deployed “into very serious and dangerous waters,” they can only do so much. Omaha rescue crews have transported several people suffering from hypothermia as a result of the flooding, Olsen said. Along with aerial support from the National Guard, Chief Olsen urged residents who are told to evacuate to leave their homes, and not to wait before it’s too late. Chief Olsen said multiple pieces of equipment, boats, helicopters, large vehicles and even tractors are being used to navigate flooded roads. Omaha Fire Chief Dan Olsen said the Nebraska National Guard has deployed Black Hawk helicopters to a couple of rescues across the state. OCojd5tkiM- NSP Troop A Day Shift March 15, 2019 You put so many valuable resources in jeopardy when you wait till it’s to late. Don’t think you are going to be ok and wait it out. This water does not care about you but we do. This video was taken near Highway 75 and Laplatte Road. The flood of 2011 spanned the entire summer, WOWT reported, causing problems all along the Missouri River. The 2011 summer flood left five dead, caused more than $2 billion dollars in damage and flooded out 4,000 homes, according to CNN affiliate WOWT-TV. More complex and in some ways more dangerous.” “This is a different environment than we experienced in 2011. We did not run one rescue operation in that flood,” Bohac said. “If you think about to 2011, just to give you a contrast, the National Guard operations were putting soldiers and airmen on the levees to monitor their stability and other issues. The Omaha Papillion Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant shut down Friday because of the flooding, according to a release from the city, and power to the plant has been cut off.īohac stated that in some ways, the flooding being seen across Nebraska is more dangerous than historic flooding the state experienced in 2011. Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert declared a state of emergency Friday for the city. LRrh3L7BEF- Jean Stothert March 14, 2019 By comparison, during the 2011 flood the river crested at approximately 36’, 2 and the levee was not breached. The Corps of Engineers expects the Missouri River to crest at 33.7 feet by Sunday March 17. ” As Nebraskans know, conditions can change quickly, and everyone needs to be prepared.” “Nebraskans should watch the weather and waterways in their communities closely in the coming days, and be prepared for historic levels of flooding even if it has not hit their community yet,” Ricketts said. Nebraska and other parts of the Midwest are coping with heavy flooding this weekend in the wake of a powerful “ bomb cyclone” as well as from the natural snow melt during spring thaw, forecasters said.Ĭommunities in that state as well as others in Iowa and South Dakota remain under a flood warning for rain and snow melt. Pete Ricketts said.Īt least 37 people were rescued from flood waters Thursday and rescues continued Friday, said Nebraska National Guard Adjutant General Daryl L. This could last for quite some time,” Nebraska Gov. “As snow and rain pass, many communities have experienced devastating flooding. Heavy flooding continued in Nebraska on Friday as it and other states in the Midwest geared up for days and even weeks of water-logged misery.
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