Monday is April Fool s Day, but the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District is not kidding about opening the access sites that day for the Elkhorn and Platte Rivers.
Ice jams can cause flooding concerns as snow and ice start to melt.
Observers in eastern Nebraska will be keeping a close eye on area rivers for signs of flooding as a welcome warming trend begins to melt ice and snow.
âWeâre just waiting to see how the snow will melt over the next couple of days,â said hydrologist David Pearson of the National Weather Service office in Valley. âWeâll be watching closely.â
The first week of March should see average highs in the mid-40s, warm enough to accelerate the melting of snow and ice, said Hallie Bova, a Valley-based weather service meteorologist.Â