March 6, 2010





For anyone who is planning to ride at the Headworks OHV Park near Genoa this weekend March 6 and 7, and there after, the area will probably see quite a bit of flooding. Access to the trails may be difficult if not impossible.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS...NE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE LOUP RIVER NEAR GENOA.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.....
* AT 6:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 9.2 FEET BY EARLY AFTERNOON SUNDAY. THE RIVER MAY
START A SLOW RECESSION LATE TUESDAY...BUT WILL LIKELY FLUCTUATE JUST
ABOVE OR BELOW FLOOD STAGE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
* AT 9.0 FEET...LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS NEAR THE RIVER.
* THIS MINOR FLOODING WILL BE CAUSED BY THE COMBINATION OF ICE ACTION
FROM THAWING ICE...RUNOFF FROM FRIDAY NIGHTS RAINFALL...AND THE EXPECTATION
OF MORE RAINFALL MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

Dan Nitzel, President and Business Manager

Nebraska Off Highway Vehicle Association

2231 W. 10th Street

Grand Island, NE 68803