Much of eastern Nebraska is under water due to rivers being well above flood stage, caused by a rare weather phenomenon called a bomb cyclone. The Army National Guard helicopter crews have rescued dozens of stranded people including ten rescue personnel .County road departments have run out of barricades for road and bridge washouts. Union Pacific's main line through town usually carries about eighty trains a day, but the UP is at a standstill in Nebraska due to flooding. Offutt Air Force base headquarters and much of the flight line and runways are submerged. We haven't had mail delivery or paper delivery since March 14th and probably won't have until mid to late week.UPS has curtailed service but FedEx was out Friday. Visiting medical specialist who come in from Lincoln and Omaha have been cancelling appointments for coming weeks. I had an appointment with a pain specialist for Monday but that has been rescheduled for May 20th. Governor expects we will have to request federal aid as resources are being overwhelmed with the collapse/breaching of more levies and river crest is still to come for many localities in southeastern Nebraska.We are fortunate to have power and city services for now. One nevers knows.
