News of the death Wednesday came as authorities expressed concern that runoff from heavy rains moving down several rivers poses new threats of flooding to downstream communities. - A woman has died after her vehicle was swept away by rushing water in flooded south-central Nebraska, making her the first death attributed to the flooding this week. In Cozad, the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office said that Shelly Masoner, 46, of Eustis, died Wednesday from injuries she received Tuesday when her vehicle was caught in moving water on Highway 21 and was swept away. The Wood River at Alda is expected to crest Friday less than a foot below the record set on June 16, 1967, the National Weather Service said. Floodwater also invaded the town of around 660 residents after drenching March storms that hastened snowmelt and caused widespread, devastating flooding in much of eastern Nebraska.

Source: thestar July 10, 2019 22:52 UTC