Arctic Air Spreads South and East from Rockies Friday through Next Week

Arctic air is plunging across the Rockies and Great Plains and will reach the Deep South and Great Lakes Saturday night, and the Eastern Seaboard by Sunday night, bringing dangerously cold wind chill temperatures. Snow and heavy winds could produce blizzard conditions in the Northern Plains Friday. There is a wintry mix expected in the Midwest/Northeast and rain for the Southeast into Saturday. 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

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Arctic Air Spreads South and East from Rockies Friday through Next Week

March 6-11, 2010: Ice Jam Flooding On The Loup River Near Genoa