A semi truck and trailer are swept off the road by floodwaters Thursday, March 13, 2019, in Arlington, Neb. Evacuations forced by flooding have occurred in several eastern Nebraska communities, as western Nebraska residents struggled with blizzardlike conditions. (Ryan Soderlin/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Ryan Soderlin)
Major flooding now occurring in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Missouri and other Midwestern states is a preview of an all-too-wet and dangerous spring, said Mary Erickson, deputy director of the National Weather Service. “In fact, we expect the flooding to get worse and more widespread,” she said.
A semi truck and trailer are swept off the road by floodwaters Thursday, March 13, 2019, in Arlington, Neb. Evacuations forced by flooding have occurred in several eastern Nebraska communities, as western Nebraska residents struggled with blizzardlike conditions. (Ryan Soderlin/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Ryan Soderlin)This Wednesday, March 20, 2019 aerial photo shows flooding near the Platte River in in Plattsmouth, Neb., south of Omaha. The National Weather Service is warning that flooding in parts of South Dakota and northern Iowa could soon reach historic levels. A Weather Service hydrologist says “major and perhaps historic” flooding is possible later this month at some spots on the Big Sioux and James rivers. The worst of the flooding so far has been in Nebraska, southwestern Iowa and northwestern Missouri. (DroneBase via AP) (UGCR)This Wednesday, March 20, 2019 aerial photo shows flooding near the Platte River in in Plattsmouth, Neb., south of Omaha. The National Weather Service is warning that flooding in parts of South Dakota and northern Iowa could soon reach historic levels. A Weather Service hydrologist says “major and perhaps historic” flooding is possible later this month at some spots on the Big Sioux and James rivers. The worst of the flooding so far has been in Nebraska, southwestern Iowa and northwestern Missouri. (DroneBase via AP) (UGCR)This Wednesday, March 20, 2019 aerial photo shows flooding near the Platte River in in Plattsmouth, Neb., south of Omaha. The National Weather Service is warning that flooding in parts of South Dakota and northern Iowa could soon reach historic levels. A Weather Service hydrologist says “major and perhaps historic” flooding is possible later this month at some spots on the Big Sioux and James rivers. The worst of the flooding so far has been in Nebraska, southwestern Iowa and northwestern Missouri. (DroneBase via AP) (UGCR)This Wednesday, March 20, 2019 aerial photo shows flooding near the Platte River in in Plattsmouth, Neb., south of Omaha. The National Weather Service is warning that flooding in parts of South Dakota and northern Iowa could soon reach historic levels. A Weather Service hydrologist says “major and perhaps historic” flooding is possible later this month at some spots on the Big Sioux and James rivers. The worst of the flooding so far has been in Nebraska, southwestern Iowa and northwestern Missouri. (DroneBase via AP) (UGCR)Melissa Lenagh waits for the owners of the pets she rescued from floodwaters to show up Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Hamburg, Iowa. As some communities along the Missouri River start to shift their focus to flood recovery after a late-winter storm, residents in two Iowa cities are still in crisis mode because their treatment plants have shut down and they lack fresh water. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Chris Machian)Treyton Gubser, left, and his uncle Daniel Gubser paddleusing shovels through the floodwaters after they rescued Daniel’s kid’s cat, Bob Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Hamburg, Iowa. As some communities along the Missouri River start to shift their focus to flood recovery after a late-winter storm, residents in two Iowa cities are still in crisis mode because their treatment plants have shut down and they lack fresh water. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Chris Machian)Bob the cat gets a boat ride after being rescued by Treyton Gubser and Daniel Gubser Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Hamburg, Iowa. As some communities along the Missouri River start to shift their focus to flood recovery after a late-winter storm, residents in two Iowa cities are still in crisis mode because their treatment plants have shut down and they lack fresh water. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Chris Machian)The cab of a pickup truck peeks out of floodwaters Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Hamburg, Iowa. As some communities along the Missouri River start to shift their focus to flood recovery after a late-winter storm, residents in two Iowa cities are still in crisis mode because their treatment plants have shut down and they lack fresh water. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Chris Machian)People on a boat float down floodwaters that cover Washington Street Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Hamburg, Iowa. As some communities along the Missouri River start to shift their focus to flood recovery after a late-winter storm, residents in two Iowa cities are still in crisis mode because their treatment plants have shut down and they lack fresh water. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Chris Machian)A vehicle is stuck in floodwaters Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Fremont, Neb. Flooding is expected throughout the week in several states as high water levels flow down the Missouri River. Swollen rivers have already breached more than a dozen levees in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (Brendan Sullivan/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (BRENDAN SULLIVAN)Brian Pemberton talks with Linzi Baker while trying to clear water from a home Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Inglewood, Neb. Flooding is expected throughout the week in several states as high water levels flow down the Missouri River. Swollen rivers have already breached more than a dozen levees in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (Brendan Sullivan/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (BRENDAN SULLIVAN)This Monday, March 18, 2019 photo taken by the South Dakota Civil Air Patrol and provided by the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, shows flooding along the Missouri River in rural Iowa north of Omaha, Neb. (Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management via AP) (HOGP)In this Monday, March 18, 2019, photo taken by the South Dakota Civil Air Patrol and provided by the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, shows flooding along the Missouri River in California Junction, Iowa. (Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management via AP) (HOGP)In this Monday, March 18, 2019, photo taken by the South Dakota Civil Air Patrol and provided by the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, shows flooding along the Missouri River north of Blair, Neb. (Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management via AP) (HOGP)CORRECTS MONTH TO MARCH NOT MAY – Residents fill sandbags and build a water retaining wall as they defend the town from floodwaters Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Hamburg, Iowa. Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes in Nebraska and Iowa as levees succumbed to the rush of water. (Ryan Soderlin/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Ryan Soderlin)Flooded RV’s, washed away by the flood waters of the Platte River, are seen in Merritt’s RV Park in Plattsmouth, Neb., Sunday, March 17, 2019. Hundreds of people remained out of their homes in Nebraska, but rivers there were starting to recede. The National Weather Service said the Elkhorn River remained at major flood stage but was dropping. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (Nati Harnik)Gabe Schmidt, owner of Liquid Trucking, back right, travels by air boat with Glenn Wyles, top left, Mitch Snyder, bottom right, and Juan Jacobo, bottom left, as they survey damage from the flood waters of the Platte River, in Plattsmouth, Neb., Sunday, March 17, 2019. Hundreds of people remained out of their homes in Nebraska, but rivers there were starting to recede. The National Weather Service said the Elkhorn River remained at major flood stage but was dropping. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (Nati Harnik)A hangar at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Neb., is flooded by waters from the Missouri River, Sunday, March 17, 2019. About a third of the base is flooded, including about 3,000 feet of the base’s 11,700-foot runway. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (Nati Harnik)CORRECTS TO MARCH FROM MAY – Floodwaters surround buildings on the southwest side of Hamburg, Iowa, Sunday, March 17, 2019. Residents in parts of southwestern Iowa were forced out of their homes Sunday as a torrent of Missouri River water flowed over and through levees, putting them in a situation similar to hundreds of people in neighboring Nebraska who have been displaced by the late-winter flood. (Ryan Soderlin/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Ryan Soderlin)CORRECTS TO MARCH FROM MAY – Lana Brandt checks out the rising water on the south side of the Hamburg, Iowa, Sunday, March 17, 2019, Residents in parts of southwestern Iowa were forced out of their homes Sunday as a torrent of Missouri River water flowed over and through levees, putting them in a situation similar to hundreds of people in neighboring Nebraska who have been displaced by the late-winter flood. (Ryan Soderlin/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (RYAN SODERLIN)CORRECTS TO 2019 – Nearly 3,000 feet of Offutt Air Force Base’s runway is covered by the flooding Missouri River Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Bellevue, Neb. Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes in Nebraska and Iowa as levees succumbed to the rush of water. Flooding has also been reported in Illinois, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. (Z Long/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Z Long)CORRECTS MONTH TO MARCH NOT MAY – Anthony Thomson, left, and Melody Walton make their way out of a flooded neighborhood Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Fremont, Neb. Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes in Nebraska and Iowa as levees succumbed to the rush of water. (Kent Sievers/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Kent Sievers)Cows ready for calving stand in a pen on land isolated by the swollen waters of the North Fork of the Elkhorn River, in Norfolk, Neb., Friday, March 15, 2019. Heavy rain falling atop deeply frozen ground has prompted evacuations along swollen rivers in Wisconsin, Nebraska and other Midwestern states. Thousands of people have been urged to evacuate along eastern Nebraska rivers as a massive late-winter storm has pushed streams and rivers out of their banks throughout the Midwest. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (Nati Harnik)James Snider drives a mini front-end loader to carry sand while building a berm with friends around his Ventura Boulevard home on Friday, March 15, 2019, in Freeport, Ill. Rising waters along the Pecatonica and Rock rivers have flooded homes in northern Illinois. (Scott P Yates/Rockford Register Star via AP) (Scott P Yates)Water pumps are used to clear a home during flooding on Friday, March 15, 2019, in Freeport, Ill. Rising waters along the Pecatonica and Rock rivers have flooded homes in northern Illinois. (Scott P Yates/Rockford Register Star via AP) (Scott P Yates)Floodwaters lap close to the front yards of homes on South Sherman Avenue on Friday, March 15, 2019, in Freeport, Ill. Rising waters along the Pecatonica and Rock rivers have flooded homes in northern Illinois. (Scott P Yates/Rockford Register Star via AP) (Scott P Yates)Horses that were being boarded in Inglewood, Neb., are moved through floodwaters to higher ground in Fremont Neb., Friday, March 15, 2019. The flooding followed days of snow and rain — record-setting, in some places — that swept through the West and Midwest. (Kent Sievers/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Kent Sievers)Looking southwest towards Waterloo Neb., high waters from the Elkhorn river cover Maple street in the distance Saturday March 16, 2019. The flooding followed days of snow and rain — record-setting, in some places — that swept through the West and Midwest. (Jeff Bundy/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Jeff Bundy)Dodge street is closed from flood waters on Saturday March 16, 2019 in Omaha Neb. The flooding followed days of snow and rain — record-setting, in some places — that swept through the West and Midwest The elkhorn river bridge is the first bridge. (Jeff Bundy/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Jeff Bundy)Paul Mekley walks up to an entrance of Fireman’s Park to watch the water and ice from the Milwaukee River flow through it on Friday, March, 15, 2019 in Newburg, Wis. Heavy rain falling atop deeply frozen ground has prompted evacuations along swollen rivers in Wisconsin, Nebraska and other Midwestern states, while powerful wind and snow has impacted hundreds of miles of interstates in North Dakota. (John Ehlke/West Bend Daily News via AP) (John Ehlke)Mary Roncka and her husband Gene Roncka, right, accompanied by neighbor Kevin Mandina are evacuated as floodwaters rise Thursday, March 13, 2019, in Ashland, Neb. Evacuations forced by flooding have occurred in several eastern Nebraska communities, as western Nebraska residents struggled with blizzardlike conditions. (Brendan Sullivan/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Brendan J. Sullivan)A semi truck and trailer are swept off the road by floodwaters Thursday, March 13, 2019, in Arlington, Neb. Evacuations forced by flooding have occurred in several eastern Nebraska communities, as western Nebraska residents struggled with blizzardlike conditions. (Ryan Soderlin/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Ryan Soderlin)Thick ice slabs litter yards and roads in Fremont, Neb., Thursday, March 14, 2019, after the ice-covered Platte River flooded it’s banks. Evacuations forced by flooding have occurred in several eastern Nebraska communities. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (Nati Harnik)Jim Freeman, right, and his son Chad, work to clear thick ice slabs from his property in Fremont, Neb., Thursday, March 14, 2019, after the ice-covered Platte River flooded it’s banks. Evacuations forced by flooding have occurred in several eastern Nebraska communities. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (Nati Harnik)Thick slabs of ice slabs surround a structure in Fremont, Neb., Thursday, March 14, 2019, after the ice-covered Platte River flooded it’s banks. Evacuations forced by flooding have occurred in several eastern Nebraska communities. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (Nati Harnik)The swollen Pecatonica River spills into downtown Darlington, Wis., on Thursday March 14, 2019. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning or flood watch for about two-thirds of the state. (Dave Kettering/Telegraph Herald via AP) (Dave Kettering)Pilot Herb Johansen of Bennington, Neb., unloads supplies he volunteered to fly into the Fremont, Neb., airport, Monday, March 18, 2019. Walled off by massive flooding, Fremont is getting a big lift from private pilots who are offering free flights to shuttle stranded residents to and from their hometown. Authorities say flooding from the Platte River and other waterways is so bad that just one highway lane into Fremont remains uncovered, and access to that road is severely restricted. Airport officials estimate that more than 500 people have caught flights on small aircraft flown by volunteers. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (Nati Harnik)Volunteers load supplies flown in to the Fremont, Neb., airport by volunteer pilots, Monday, March 18, 2019. Walled off by massive flooding, Fremont is getting a big lift from private pilots who are offering free flights to shuttle stranded residents to and from their hometown. Authorities say flooding from the Platte River and other waterways is so bad that just one highway lane into Fremont remains uncovered, and access to that road is severely restricted. Airport officials estimate that more than 500 people have caught flights on small aircraft flown by volunteers. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (Nati Harnik)Volunteers fill sandbags in preparation for flooding along the Missouri River in St Joseph, Mo., Monday, March 18, 2019. Hundreds of homes flooded in several Midwestern states after rivers breached at least a dozen levees following heavy rain and snowmelt in the region, authorities said Monday while warning that the flooding was expected to linger. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) (Orlin Wagner)Volunteers move and cover sandbags in preparation of flooding along the Missouri River in St Joseph, Mo., Monday, March 18, 2019. Hundreds of homes flooded in several Midwestern states after rivers breached at least a dozen levees following heavy rain and snowmelt in the region, authorities said Monday while warning that the flooding was expected to linger. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) (Orlin Wagner)The Missouri River floods across and closes K-7 highway near White Cloud, Kan., Monday, March 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) (Orlin Wagner)Shawn Shonerd and Andrew Bauer stand in the Bellwood Lakes neighborhood Monday, March 18, 2019, in Bellwood, Neb. Much of the area was heavily impacted by flooding along the Platte River. (Brendan Sullivan/The World-Herald via AP) (BRENDAN SULLIVAN)Andrew Bauer and Shawn Shonerd brings supplies to the Bellwood Lakes area Monday, March 18, 2019, in Bellwood, Neb. Much of the area was heavily impacted by flooding along the Platte River. (Brendan Sullivan/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (BRENDAN SULLIVAN)Residents clear a log after it was washed away in Fremont, Neb., Monday, March 18, 2019. Authorities say flooding from the Platte River and other waterways is so bad that just one highway lane into Fremont remains uncovered, and access to that road is severely restricted. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (Nati Harnik)The junction of Highway 275 and Highway 91 is flooded on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Scribner, Neb. A window-rattling late winter storm brought blizzards, floods and a tornado across more than 25 states Wednesday, stretching from the northern Rocky Mountains to Texas and beyond. (Ryan Soderlin/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Ryan Soderlin)A corn field is flooded with water Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Ashland, Neb. A window-rattling late winter storm brought blizzards, floods and a tornado across more than 25 states Wednesday, stretching from the northern Rocky Mountains to Texas and beyond. (Ryan Soderlin/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Ryan Soderlin)Mary Roncka and her husband Gene Roncka, right, accompanied by neighbor Kevin Mandina are evacuated as floodwaters rise Thursday, March 13, 2019, in Ashland, Neb. Evacuations forced by flooding have occurred in several eastern Nebraska communities, as western Nebraska residents struggled with blizzardlike conditions. (Brendan Sullivan/Omaha World-Herald via AP) (Brendan J. Sullivan)Thick ice slabs litter yards and roads in Fremont, Neb., Thursday, March 14, 2019, after the ice-covered Platte River flooded it’s banks. Evacuations forced by flooding have occurred in several eastern Nebraska communities. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (Nati Harnik)Jim Freeman, right, and his son Chad, work to clear thick ice slabs from his property in Fremont, Neb., Thursday, March 14, 2019, after the ice-covered Platte River flooded it’s banks. Evacuations forced by flooding have occurred in several eastern Nebraska communities. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (Nati Harnik)Thick slabs of ice slabs surround a structure in Fremont, Neb., Thursday, March 14, 2019, after the ice-covered Platte River flooded it’s banks. Evacuations forced by flooding have occurred in several eastern Nebraska communities. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (Nati Harnik)The swollen Pecatonica River spills into downtown Darlington, Wis., on Thursday March 14, 2019. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning or flood watch for about two-thirds of the state. (Dave Kettering/Telegraph Herald via AP) (Dave Kettering)
