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Continued Flood and Rip Current Risk from Chantal; Lingering Flood Watches in Central Texas

Chantal now a Tropical Depression. Flash flood concerns continue across portions of central North Carolina into Monday. Life-threatening surf and rip currents conditions are expected to continue at beaches along the U.S. east coast from northeastern Florida to the Mid-Atlantic states during the next day or so. Flood Watches and recovery continue across central Texas. Read More >

Flooding occurred along the Loup River near Genoa for several days the first part of March. The flooding began Saturday evening March 6th, but was aggravated on Wednesday, March 10th as an ice jam sent the river to near record stage levels. Major flooding was ongoing through much of the afternoon on Wednesday (March 10th).  The ice moved downstream of Genoa on Thursday, March 11th, and river stage levels dropped. 

Platte County Emergency Management provide two videos of the ice jam clearing out of the Genoa area.  Click here for a one minute video, and click here for a three minute video.

The following pictures of the Loup River were taken March 10th by Platte County Emergency Management officials.  Click on the images to enlarge.

Hwy 39 Bridge Near Genoa Ice Jam at Hwy 39 Bridge
south of Genoa

Ice Jam at Lake Oconee
looking east

Monroe Bridge


The following pictures were also taken on March 10th and were provided by Nance County Emergency Management.  Click on the images to enlarge.

Loup River Ice Jam Near Genoa Loup River Ice Jam Near Genoa