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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:39:44 PM EDT
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American resiliency. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/181959/2AA145A1-71B2-4439-818B-E21CF7CD90B7-882096.png Quote HistoryQuoted:
American resiliency. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/181959/2AA145A1-71B2-4439-818B-E21CF7CD90B7-882096.png Pilots fly people and supplies to and from Fremont amid flooding Every pilot was a volunteer, donating their time and fuel.
“Fremont is landlocked and they're running out of food. And I think everyone needs to do what they can to help out. And I had an airplane that was sitting in a hangar, that had gas in it, so I’m just more than happy to help,” Steve Hill, a pilot, said. Pilots said nearly 50 people lined up Sunday morning to fly out of Fremont. They think they hauled more than 100 people each way. For them, it's something little for an area that needs so much. “There’s been 25-30 pilots, probably more, that have been doing this all day long. One of the busiest airports in the country is right here in Fremont Nebraska,” Mike McGillick, a pilot, said. ... If you need in or out of Fremont, you can call either the Millard or Fremont airports to find a flight. They are free. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:49:18 PM EDT
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Offutt AFB from the air yesterday.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 2:59:23 PM EDT
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Offutt AFB from the air yesterday. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/66085/Capture_JPG-882261.JPG They evacuated nine jets and moved more to the higher ramp. It's a mess there, but the mission goes on. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 3:50:00 PM EDT
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That is sad.
I read the article, and agree that farmers are "get it done" people. Nothing stands in their way to immediately tackle problems that come up on the farm, or in folks' lives. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 4:13:28 PM EDT
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That is sad. I read the article, and agree that farmers are "get it done" people. Nothing stands in their way to immediately tackle problems that come up on the farm, or in folks' lives. That all falls apart in urban areas where it's every man for himself, and if you bring your 'country ways', you're a sucker that deserves to have everything stolen. 
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Posted: 3/18/2019 4:50:00 PM EDT
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I have a Bobcat. I'm not far from the flooding. I can't do much now, but I figure on going down there and helping em out when the water goes down. Whatever I can do. We won't have the widespread disaster that Nebraska has, but if our dam fails, a good part of east Madison will be underwater and the island I'm on will be pretty much wiped out. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 5:23:48 PM EDT
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American resiliency. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/181959/2AA145A1-71B2-4439-818B-E21CF7CD90B7-882096.png Nebraska and South Dakota were definitely hit the hardest this go around. We have had minor flooding, but nothing as bad as out West. I'm sure I'll be traveling out to NE this spring to help my Mother-in-law survey any damage to her land, so far it just sounds like a lot of erosion around some small creeks. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 7:12:46 PM EDT
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Lincoln, NE is now under mandatory water restrictions. No clothes washing, asking people to use disposable plates & glasses, etc. The city wells draw from next to the Platte river so some of them have been flooded and lost power. The water we have is safe to drink, but the supply is limited. If the rest of the wells go down the water won't last long with about 300,000 people drinking it. We still have it easy compared to most of the state, though. Very little flooding for the most part.
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Posted: 3/18/2019 7:14:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/18/2019 7:38:40 PM EDT
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Lincoln, NE is now under mandatory water restrictions. No clothes washing, asking people to use disposable plates & glasses, etc. The city wells draw from next to the Platte river so some of them have been flooded and lost power. The water we have is safe to drink, but the supply is limited. If the rest of the wells go down the water won't last long with about 300,000 people drinking it. We still have it easy compared to most of the state, though. Very little flooding for the most part. Hope you guys all have RO Units and a crapload of sediment and carbon pre-filters. I learned from the last flood, so I also have.. a lot.. in totes here as well. Keep UV cycled through stored water not in use, and rotate it as normal, unless you want to chlorinate it with pool shock (tiny amount, see other forums). Keep at least 2 dozen sediment filters, they barely last 10 gallons when the water is yucky, half again that for carbon. I use 10 then 1 micron sediment, followed by 2 carbon blocks, then to RO unit, the waste can be saved for washing, if you UV it as well. (/Water Hijack) |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 8:25:42 PM EDT
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You never know what bounty the flood waters will leave you when they leave
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Posted: 3/18/2019 8:27:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Did it get wet 6 or 7 years ago too? The 2019 flood is significantly more. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 8:28:34 PM EDT
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Offutt AFB from the air yesterday. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/66085/Capture_JPG-882261.JPG They evacuated nine jets and moved more to the higher ramp. It's a mess there, but the mission goes on. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 8:28:43 PM EDT
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Whats going to be devastating long term to the state is the agricultrural losses. This extreme cold was causing ALOT of calving losses. People are calving 24 hours due to the ridiculous cold recently. Lots of calves lost and even cows.
Now with the flooding, my neice told me over by Lindsay, guy had to shoot 150 of his cows, that were caught in the flood. Didn't want to let them suffer. In this terrible farm economy, this year was going to cause quite a few people out of the business. This weather is just driving nails into the ag coffin. I've got some pics fro out here in the sandhills. We had a mess for 24-36 hours, but nothing like the eastern part of the state. All our water and snow headed east. Pray for those folks affected, please. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 8:30:41 PM EDT
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They just rebuilt the runway at Offut AFB a few years back. I wonder if the flood will destroy it? The runway replacement and leeve improvement is scheduled to start next fall. Wish we had those now not next year. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 8:36:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/18/2019 8:41:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/18/2019 10:33:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: (Water Hijack) Hope you guys all have RO Units and a crapload of sediment and carbon pre-filters. I learned from the last flood, so I also have.. a lot.. in totes here as well. Keep UV cycled through stored water not in use, and rotate it as normal, unless you want to chlorinate it with pool shock (tiny amount, see other forums). Keep at least 2 dozen sediment filters, they barely last 10 gallons when the water is yucky, half again that for carbon. I use 10 then 1 micron sediment, followed by 2 carbon blocks, then to RO unit, the waste can be saved for washing, if you UV it as well. (/Water Hijack) 
Damit. I did the wrong quote. Was suppose to be the beer fridge post. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 10:50:49 PM EDT
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Did it get wet 6 or 7 years ago too? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Offutt AFB from the air yesterday. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/66085/Capture_JPG-882261.JPG They evacuated nine jets and moved more to the higher ramp. It's a mess there, but the mission goes on. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 11:03:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In any other part of the country people go out for looting and pillaging. In nebraska the looting and pillaging comes to us.
Damit. I did the wrong quote. Was suppose to be the beer fridge post. Hit quote on the post you intended to quote, copy all the stuff there, close that tab. Edit your reply above, paste the quote you intended in your edit. Nobody will be the wiser. 
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Posted: 3/18/2019 11:20:15 PM EDT
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No. I've lived here since the late 80's and this is the worst flooding I've seen. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Offutt AFB from the air yesterday. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/66085/Capture_JPG-882261.JPG They evacuated nine jets and moved more to the higher ramp. It's a mess there, but the mission goes on. Worst flooding I have ever seen . The longest most brutal winter I remember as well |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 11:20:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @GoBigRed Hit quote on the post you intended to quote, copy all the stuff there, close that tab. Edit your reply above, paste the quote you intended in your edit. Nobody will be the wiser. |
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Posted: 3/18/2019 11:25:57 PM EDT
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That is tragic, he was a hero. RIP, hero.
My family member is part of the 55th AW @ Offut AFB, that place is next to the river so I was not surprised it was flooded. |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 12:05:31 AM EDT
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Terrible way to go.
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Posted: 3/19/2019 8:06:42 AM EDT
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Same here born and raised Worst flooding I have ever seen . The longest most brutal winter I remember as well Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Offutt AFB from the air yesterday. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/66085/Capture_JPG-882261.JPG They evacuated nine jets and moved more to the higher ramp. It's a mess there, but the mission goes on. Worst flooding I have ever seen . The longest most brutal winter I remember as well |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 12:59:13 PM EDT
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Preliminary damage estimates. These don't include the impact to the agricultural industry which could top a billion dollars.
https://www.omaha.com/news/public-safety/preliminary-flood-damage-estimates-released-for-nebraska-counties/article_49666ce0-dcbb-59f8-b86d-d6d0697f477b.html |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 1:01:19 PM EDT
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The Elkhorn river floods by my home town every 10 years or so, but it's in a very rural area without much in the way of flood protection. I remember as a kid seeing carp swimming through the ditches in town. I've never seen anything like this before, though. The scale of the disaster is just unbelievable. |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 1:04:44 PM EDT
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Shitty. A lot of idiots trying to drive around forcing good Samaritans and first responders into harms way.
I need to GTFO of NE. This weather shit is ridiculous. |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 1:20:31 PM EDT
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i live in NE. we are fine. we never were in harms way. my lawn is super squishy.
my in-laws and parents live closer. they had a ton of water through fields and roads. some roads are out and country roads are a total disaster in many places. its just a mess. |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 1:38:59 PM EDT
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Offutt AFB from the air yesterday. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/66085/Capture_JPG-882261.JPG They evacuated nine jets and moved more to the higher ramp. It's a mess there, but the mission goes on. |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 2:54:50 PM EDT
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Is that the rec center? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Offutt AFB from the air yesterday. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/66085/Capture_JPG-882261.JPG They evacuated nine jets and moved more to the higher ramp. It's a mess there, but the mission goes on. |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 3:00:48 PM EDT
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The fitness center is behind that up on a hill and is dry. 
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Posted: 3/19/2019 3:09:07 PM EDT
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We've had low-land flooding here, but nothing like north and east of us. Water across the roads but not water ERASING the roads.
They did lose an old bridge about 70 miles from here, thats the worse it is close to Cozad, NE. |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 3:14:20 PM EDT
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You never know what bounty the flood waters will leave you when they leave https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/14294/Screenshot_20190318-192216_png-882661.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/14294/Screenshot_20190318-192225_png-882663.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/14294/Screenshot_20190318-192606_png-882687.JPG |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 3:17:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We thought 2011 was as bad as it could get. We were wrong. |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 3:24:01 PM EDT
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If it didn’t happen in an elitist state it’s irrelevant. Only New York hurricanes and California wildfires matter. Unless it can tied to Trump.
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Posted: 3/19/2019 3:26:14 PM EDT
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Yes we were. And 2011 sucked. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: We thought 2011 was as bad as it could get. We were wrong. Like much, MUCH worse. |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 3:48:26 PM EDT
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Prayers for you all in NE. I assume the levees around Eppely Airfield in OMA are holding?
I love laying over in OMA. Good people. TC |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 4:19:16 PM EDT
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It’s amazing the amount of Busch light Nebraskans drink. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You never know what bounty the flood waters will leave you when they leave https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/14294/Screenshot_20190318-192216_png-882661.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/14294/Screenshot_20190318-192225_png-882663.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/14294/Screenshot_20190318-192606_png-882687.JPG 
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Posted: 3/19/2019 4:21:24 PM EDT
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If it didn’t happen in an elitist state it’s irrelevant. Only New York hurricanes and California wildfires matter. Unless it can tied to Trump.  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 4:23:12 PM EDT
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Prayers for you all in NE. I assume the levees around Eppely Airfield in OMA are holding? I love laying over in OMA. Good people. TC |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 4:25:04 PM EDT
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Don't we have a Nebraska farmer on here? @stutzcattle ???? LC |
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Posted: 3/19/2019 4:25:06 PM EDT
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Another pulse of water will be coming down the Missouri next week as we are forecast to melt off much of the snow pack in eastern SD and southwestern MN. 7" water equivalent in the snow yet. Forecast right now is for record breaking crests all along the Big Sioux River which dumps into the Missouri at Sioux City.
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Posted: 3/19/2019 5:34:48 PM EDT
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2011 was mostly just the Missouri flooding from up north... this is every river plus the north. Not sure the cold at night is worth the lack of gnats and mosquitoes...
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Posted: 3/19/2019 7:17:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/19/2019 7:29:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/19/2019 11:27:16 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/20/2019 9:23:34 AM EDT
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We'll quit making fun of Floridaman for awhile
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Posted: 3/20/2019 1:04:15 PM EDT
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awesome! i can't remember what they are called, but they float on water and climb rocks. i really want one. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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We'll quit making fun of Floridaman for awhile
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Posted: 3/21/2019 1:39:12 AM EDT
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Never been impressed with any of the contact I have had with the Corp Of Engineers
Grassley Says Army Corps Actions Made Flooding Worse Grassley says the corps released too much water too early from the Gavins Point Dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border. Additionally, the corps several years ago ordered the removal of reinforcements to a levee in Hamburg, Ia, that protected the town from flooding in 2011. |
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