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Ice jam
(Undated) Several flood warnings and watches have been extended in areas west of Omaha due to ice jams.
A flood warning for south of Schuyler has been extended until Tuesday at noon.
Highway 15 remains closed.
A flood warning for an ice jam in Fremont near the Highway 77 bridge has been extended until Wednesday at noon.
A flood watch for the Platte, Loup, and Elkhorn rivers has been extended until Wednesday at noon.
According to the Papio NRD, involved agencies continue to monitor the jams but ask that the public stay away from the rivers until the ice jams have moved out.
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