Aerial video of the Missouri River flood taken June 24, 2011
NC News Press - Nebraska City, Nebraska
Near Brownville's Cooper Nuclear Plant
Another river levee fails in northwest Missouri near Cooper Nuclear Plant
ROCK PORT, Mo. (AP)
Friday, June 24, 2011
Another Missouri River levee has failed in northwest Missouri, prompting evacuations in a mostly rural area of the state.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning Thursday night after a levee about three miles north of Brownville, Neb. failed.
The extent of the damage to the levee wasn't immediately clear. Atchison County officials ordered anyone living in the area between Interstate 29 and the river in the county to evacuate.
The area near the latest failed levee is mostly rural, but the weather service said the flooding could affect Phelps City, Watson and Langdon, Mo.
At least two other levees in northwest Missouri failed this month, and others have been overrun by floodwater. Officials predict the river will remain overfull into August, so more levee problems are likely.
Nebraska Cooper nuclear plant gets relief from upstream levee breach in NW Missouri
Flood stories from the Sioux City Journal
- Thune: Protection of life and property is corps' No. 1 job
- Truckers driving more to accommodate I-29 flooding detours
- Flood damage assessments begin Monday in South Dakota
- Nebraska nuclear plant gets relief from levee breach
- King asks Obama to visit flood-ravaged communities
- Corps: spillway remains option at Oahe Dam
- Flooding prompts evacuations in Missouri, closes park
- Nuclear regulation chief to tour both Nebraska nuclear plants
- Flooding can increase bacteria in private wells
- Omaha mayor seeks help for flood reimbursements
- Soggy Midwest faces new summer threat: more rain
- Prolonged flooding puts trees at risk
- Flood threatens weed control research
- Area near Missouri River in southwest Iowa evacuated
- Add Harkin to list of senators speaking to Corps about flooding
- Lake Yankton fishery affected by Missouri River
- South Dakota city on Missouri has water intake problems
Drilling For Water Removal At Omaha's Eppley Airfield
Eight sink wells installed for pumps to remove floodwater
REAL TIME RADIATION NETWORK
(The following is only a picture of the website - a link)
ALERT LEVEL = 100 CPMCPM = Counts Per Minute
From Radiation Network: The numbers represent radiation Counts per Minute, abbreviated CPM, and under normal conditions, quantify the level of background radiation, i.e. environmental radiation from outer space as well as from the earth's crust and air. Depending on your location, your elevation or altitude, and your model of Geiger counter, this background radiation level might average anywhere from 5 to 60 CPM, and while background radiation levels are random, it would be unusual for those levels to exceed 100 CPM. Thus, the "Alert Level" for the National Radiation Map is 100 CPM, so if you see any Monitoring Stations with CPM value above 100, further indicated by an Alert symbol over those stations, it probably means that some radioactive source above and beyond background radiation is responsible.
NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
BLAIR, NEBRASKA NEAR FT. CALHOUN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
BROWNVILLE, NE - NEAR COOPER NUCLEAR PLANT
RESERVOIR CONTROL CENTER REPORTS
The following is the latest Reservoir Readings on the Upper Missouri River - Sunday June 26, 2011. This report is updated daily. Click on the picture for today's readings in reference to Gavins Point Dam, Ft. Randall Dam in SD, Big Bend Dam in SD, Oahe Dam in SD, Garrison Dam in ND and Fort Peck in Mt:
Link to daily report:
http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/showrep.cgi?3MRDTAP7Link to daily report:
Sunday June 26, 2011
US ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS NEWS RELEASE
July 7, 2011 is scheduled for diversion through regulating tunnels to allow for routine inspection of spillway slabs at Ft. Randall Dam (dam upstream from Gavins Point)
Pickstown, S.D. —The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the public to witness the diversion of surplus water out of Fort Randall Dam through the dam’s four regulating tunnels July 7, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
“This is only the second time in history that such a high volume of water will be released through the regulating tunnels,” said Tom Curran, Fort Randall Dam operations manager.
The opening of the regulating tunnels will equate to a flow of approximately 120,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) through these 22-foot diameter pipes. The water will be diverted to allow for routine inspection of the spillway slab at the dam. The spillway slab is 40 acres of concrete with a thickness of 2 – 6 feet, used to carry water downstream and away from the spillway gates.
Members of the public are invited to witness this event and will be allowed special access to a viewing platform immediately adjacent to the outlet area. Cameras will be permitted.
July 7, 2011 is scheduled for diversion through regulating tunnels to allow for routine inspection of spillway slabs at Ft. Randall Dam (dam upstream from Gavins Point)
Pickstown, S.D. —The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the public to witness the diversion of surplus water out of Fort Randall Dam through the dam’s four regulating tunnels July 7, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
“This is only the second time in history that such a high volume of water will be released through the regulating tunnels,” said Tom Curran, Fort Randall Dam operations manager.
The opening of the regulating tunnels will equate to a flow of approximately 120,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) through these 22-foot diameter pipes. The water will be diverted to allow for routine inspection of the spillway slab at the dam. The spillway slab is 40 acres of concrete with a thickness of 2 – 6 feet, used to carry water downstream and away from the spillway gates.
Members of the public are invited to witness this event and will be allowed special access to a viewing platform immediately adjacent to the outlet area. Cameras will be permitted.
http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/pa/pahm/NewsReleases11/Public invited to witness historic event at Fort Randall Dam.pdf
Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSI) impacted by flooding Missouri River
BNSF Weather Interruptions
June 24, 2011 - BNSF's Command Center is managing our responses to flood impacts. BNSF is making an extraordinary effort to continue operating on key mainline routes.
- KO subdivision – Both main tracks in Minot, North Dakota are out of service due to record flooding on the Souris River. In a proactive effort to minimize delays, BNSF began rerouting trains prior to the track outage.
- Creston subdivision – BNSF raised the height of four miles of track up to five feet between Pacific Jct., Iowa and Oreapolis, Nebraska, raised the track on three bridges, built levees along both sides of the track and armored portions of the roadbed with rip rap (boulder-size rock.)
- The St. Joseph subdivision - BNSF also raised 3.4 miles of track up to 20 inches near Rulo, Nebraska but the subdivision is now is out of service due to flooding near Rulo as a result of a levee break.
- The River subdivision is out of service south of St. Louis, Missouri due to flooding.
- The Napier subdivision is out of service between Napier, Missouri and Pacific Jct., Iowa after a levee break near Hamburg, Iowa.
- The Omaha subdivision is out of service from milepost 13 in Omaha south to milepost 7 as a result of flood levees erected over the track to protect the City of Omaha. The subdivision is still open from Lincoln to Omaha via Ashland, Nebraska.
- The Choteau subdivision is out of service west of Power, Montana.
- The Big Sandy subdivision is out of service south of Pacific Jct., Montana.
- The Fort Benton subdivision is out of service northeast of Great Falls, Montana.
- The Lewistown subdivision is out of service east of Sipple, Montana due to a washout.
- The Grenora subdivision is out of service north of Stanley, North Dakota.
- The Westhope sub is out of service north of Rugby, North Dakota.
http://www.bnsf.com/customers/weather-interruptions/
*Cave Editor's Note:
Last update time 9:15 am CDT Sunday, June 26, 2011
Last update time 9:45 am CDT Sunday, June 26, 2011
Last update time 12:45 pm CDT Sunday, June 26, 2011
Last update time 5:00 pm CDT Sunday, June 26, 2011
