At least 37 people were rescued from flood waters Thursday and rescues continued Friday, said Nebraska National Guard Adjutant General Daryl L. Bohac during an afternoon briefing. Historic floods draw comparisons to 2011Bohac stated that in some ways, the flooding being seen across Nebraska is dangerous than historic flooding the state experienced in 2011. pic.twitter.com/OCojd5tkiM — NSP_TroopANightShift (@NSPTroopANights) March 15, 2019Omaha Fire Chief Dan Olsen said the Nebraska National Guard has deployed Black Hawk helicopters to a couple of rescues across the state. Nebraska National Guard performing an air rescue near Arlington, NE. Earlier, a levee failure in east-central Nebraska spurred a flash flood emergency as forecasters urged citizens to '"move to higher ground now."

Source: CNN March 15, 2019 14:27 UTC