Flooding is wreaking havoc across Iowa, southern Minnesota and Wisconsin, eastern Nebraska and southeast South Dakota
Authorities in the Midwest declared states of emergency as “historic” flooding overwhelmed infrastructure, threatened a nuclear power plant and killed at least two people.
A “bomb cyclone” — a hurricane-like winter storm — battered the region with strong winds and heavy rainfall. The resulting flooding was particularly intense because the heavy rain fell on snow that had not melted yet, said Brian Barjenbruch, the science and operations officer for the Weather Service in Omaha.“And the ground was completely frozen,” he said in an interview. “It’s almost like all of this rain was falling, melting snow and every last drop had to run off.
Even the forecasters themselves were not immune: The National Weather Service in Omaha reported Friday that it had to evacuate its offices because of rising waters. In his emergency declaration, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, D, said the storm had “moved across the entire state of Wisconsin” between Wednesday and Friday. In its wake, he said, water was “rising swiftly.”
“Nebraska has experienced historic flooding and extreme weather in nearly every region of the state,” Ricketts posted in a statement on Twitter. He issued a disaster declaration on Tuesday.“The people of Nebraska & across the Midwest, especially the Farmers & Ranchers, are feeling the impacts from severe weather,” he tweeted.
Arthur said that Jack’s had additional customers because the water had closed some other bars and restaurants — and the flooding was the main topic of conversation.
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