Flooding shuts down Odessa; rivers forecast to exceed March levels this weekend
ODESSA - The small town of Odessa lies about halfway between Elm Creek and Kearney. Tuesday morning there was really no way in or out of the town, as Highway 30 was shut down on both sides, and Highway 10-B was closed from the town south to Interstate 80.
By News Channel NebraskaODESSA - The small town of Odessa lies about halfway between Elm Creek and Kearney.
Tuesday morning there was really no way in or out of the town, as Highway 30 was shut down on both sides, and Highway 10-B was closed from the town south to Interstate 80.
The flash flood warning issued by the national weather service expired at 9:30 a.m., but the worst may be yet to come.
According to National Weather Service hydrological data, the Wood River in Gibbon is expected to crest at 17.8 feet sometime Thursday afternoon. That would be a new record and about five inches higher than the flooding that pretty much shut down that town in March.