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Nebraska State Patrol posted this photo from Osmond showing a driver making a "very bad decision" in floodwaters.

Flooding in Wahoo, 3.13

Floodwaters from Cottonwood Creek spill over Nebraska 92 on Wednesday near the intersection with U.S. 77 west of Wahoo.

The Scherbarth ranch southwest of Chadron battled whiteout conditions and a swollen creek to rescue 60 cow-calf pairs that were stranded in their calving pasture.

The snow hadn't reached this exit just west of Ogallala by midafternoon Wednesday, but the state had already closed the stretch of Interstate 80.

Floodwaters from Maple Creek spilled over Nebraska 91, blocking vehicle and train traffic in March near Nickerson.

Rising water spills over the banks of Maple Creek as seen from a bridge near Nickerson on Wednesday.

Floodwaters from Cottonwood Creek fill a field near Wahoo on Wednesday.

This is on Highway 21 south of Broken Bow on the South Loup River.

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(UPDATE 1:30 p.m.): Overflowing rivers continue to displace residents across the eastern half of Nebraska, emergency management officials told members of the Legislature over the lunch hour on Thursday.

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Flooding

Nebraska State Patrol posted this photo from Osmond showing a driver making a "very bad decision" in floodwaters.

Floodwaters from Cottonwood Creek spill over Nebraska 92 on Wednesday near the intersection with U.S. 77 west of Wahoo.

The Scherbarth ranch southwest of Chadron battled whiteout conditions and a swollen creek to rescue 60 cow-calf pairs that were stranded in their calving pasture.

The snow hadn't reached this exit just west of Ogallala by midafternoon Wednesday, but the state had already closed the stretch of Interstate 80.

Floodwaters from Maple Creek spilled over Nebraska 91, blocking vehicle and train traffic in March near Nickerson.

Rising water spills over the banks of Maple Creek as seen from a bridge near Nickerson on Wednesday.

Floodwaters from Cottonwood Creek fill a field near Wahoo on Wednesday.

This is on Highway 21 south of Broken Bow on the South Loup River.

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