Upfront Information (as of 11 Feb)

1) There is an ongoing ice jam on the Elkhorn River upstream

of Scribner. This jam is expected to remain until warmer

temperatures this weekend into next week can melt some

of the ice in place.

a) The primary threat from this ice jam is flooding of

Highway 275.

2) Latest Ice Reports

a) The latest information says that the majority of the

Loup/Elkhorn/Platte Rivers are ice free.

b) There are a few exceptions to this (i.e. Scribner).

3) After a brief “cold snap” on Thursday, the forecast is for

above-normal temperatures and little to no precipitation

over the next week.

Upfront Information

1) Please contact our office to report an ice jam.

a) 1-402-359-5166

b) Or, use Twitter/FB: @NWSOmaha

2) When we hear about an ice jam, we can spread that

message to other agencies very quickly for awareness.

3) Regardless of how minor the ice jam may appear, we would

ask that you still report it.

Current Snow Depth

Very little snow remains across Nebraska.

River levels (Loup River)

River levels (Loup River)

River levels (Elkhorn River)

River levels (Elkhorn River)

River levels (Platte River)

River levels (Platte River)

Temperature Forecast (through Feb 17)

Brief Cold Snap

Precipitation Outlook for the next 7 days

• Very little precipitation is expected away from the far lower portion (Missouri) of the basin.

Precipitation Outlook (Feb 18 to Feb 24)

Final Thoughts

1) The majority of the rivers are ice free. The exceptions we

are aware of are:

a) The Elkhorn River around Scribner

b) The Elkhorn River near Tilden (report from 2/5)

2) There are probably other “pockets” of ice out there, but

they are hard to find as many reports indicate little to no ice

left.