We had a little bit of rain late last night (23rd @ 11pm) that lasted an hour. Then, the rain started back up at 3am and continued--NON STOP--until just a few minutes ago.
We've had an urban and small streams advisory for part of the day. Currently, we're in a flood watch.
The Missouri River, here in Omaha, has already rose from 14.25ft to 15.64ft in just one day. That's pretty significant for a river the size and speed of the Missouri. It's expected to continue to rise to 21-22ft (flood stage is 29ft).
Rainfall totals around the area are pretty impressive. Here are a few around the state. (Remember... this is 24-hour rainfall)
5.44" Holdrege
3.05" Valley/NWS Office
3.26" Kearney
3.25" McCook
3.22" Aurora
2.98" Offutt AFB
2.19" Gretna
1.97" Millard
1.58" Omaha/Eppley Arpt
We also set a record...
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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
534 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007
..DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL RECORDS SET AT LINCOLN AND NORFOLK
AS OF 5 PM... 1.78 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN AT THE LINCOLN AIRPORT
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.92 SET IN 1965.
AS OF 5 PM THIS EVENING...1.91 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN AT THE
NORFOLK AIRPORT. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.25 SET IN 1944.
ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED AND AN UPDATE WITH THE FINAL TOTAL
WILL BE SENT AFTER THE END OF THE DAY. Code: Select all
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
327 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007
..ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN AGAIN TONIGHT
.A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP MOISTURE
UP AND OVER A WARM FRONT STRETCHING ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS. AS
THIS MOISTURE RIDES NORTH INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN
IOWA...REDEVELOPMENT OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY.
IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-250430-
/O.NEW.KOAX.FF.A.0002.070424T2200Z-070425T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-
STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-
SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...
COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA...
BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...
ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...TEKAMAH...COLUMBUS...
SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...OMAHA...
BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE
327 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007
..FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF IOWA AND NEBRASKA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN IOWA...FREMONT...HARRISON...
MILLS...MONONA...MONTGOMERY...PAGE...POTTAWATTAMIE AND SHELBY.
IN NEBRASKA...ANTELOPE...BOONE...BURT...BUTLER...CASS...
CEDAR...COLFAX...CUMING...DODGE...DOUGLAS...KNOX...LANCASTER...
MADISON...OTOE...PIERCE...PLATTE...SALINE...SARPY...SAUNDERS...
SEWARD...STANTON...THURSTON...WASHINGTON AND WAYNE.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
* IN AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...RAINFALL OF 2 INCHES WAS
COMMON OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
80...SOME RAIN AMOUNTS APPROACHING 3 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
WITH ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH NOON
WEDNESDAY...FLOODING IS A POSSIBILITY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WILL HAVE A GREATER THREAT OF FLASH
FLOODING THIS EVENING WHEN STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DROP HEAVY RAIN IN
SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...MORE MODERATE RAIN
RATES ARE EXPECTED...BUT WILL CONTINUE FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME.
THE RESULT OF BOTH SCENARIOS WILL BE UP TO ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF
RAIN.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BE
ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO
RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. 
