Heavy rainfall in Lancaster County on Monday night caused numerous intersections and county roads around Lincoln to become completely flooded.
“We’re in a very precarious situation right now,” Lancaster County Engineer Pam Dingman told KLIN News. “Rock Creek earlier today was at 20ft deep. Oak Creek was 20ft deep, as was Salt Creek. So we just really have some dangerous conditions out in the county.”
In total, 14 different roads and intersections are closed due to flooding. Dingman said her team is out surveying the affected areas and assessing the extent of the flooding, and are working to keep road closures updated on Google Maps, and their website lancaster.ne.gov.
“The big thing is out in the county to please be aware of your surroundings. We are finding washed out culverts. We still have water over the road in several locations. And we’re still out looking at structures to verify that they’re still okay… and unfortunately, we have more rain coming tonight,” Dingman said.
She said the big takeaway is: There are places where motorists should not be driving right now. Pay attention to road closure signs, and if you see water, “Turn around, Don’t drown.”
“In all honesty, the amount of debris we have on the roads right now and the significant washouts that I’m seeing around the county, it could be as long as six months before we’re cleaned up,” Dingman answered, when asked how many days this clean up could take.
The pump awning at the Phillips 66 convenience store at 48th & Garland was blown over and a few limbs were down primarily in Northern Lincoln. At least 3 vehicles were stranded in the 48th & Cornhusker underpass.
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A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON…