Evacuation urged for McCool Junction residents; west fork of Big Blue expected to crest tonight

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Melanie Wilkinson

McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. — Residents in the village of McCool Junction and several rural residential areas were asked to evacuate Saturday after a flood warning was issued. The west fork of the Big Blue River is expected to crest tonight.

Mayor Steve Green said the city “could be looking at the worst flooding here in the last 50 or 80 years.” The town of about 400 people is about 100 miles southwest of Omaha.

Officials issued the activation order shortly before 10:30 a.m. By 11, city workers began going door to door, asking residents to leave their homes.

“As of right now, we are having evacuations in the village itself,” Green said. “We are also going to evacuate Spring Lake Estates and we are asking Sacks Lake residents to leave their homes as well.”

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Volunteers from the McCool Junction area and neighboring counties form a "bucket brigade" to help guard a home Saturday against floodwaters.

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