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2015: Floodwaters swamp Lincoln, surrounding areas

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Heavy rains in May 2015 flooded fields and roads in Lincoln and throughout southeast Nebraska. Our photographers and readers documented the day.

A Lincoln man collects his family's bags from a utility truck used by Lincoln Fire and Rescue teams to evacuate residents from the flooded South Bottoms in 2015.

Journal Star file photo

During flooding in May, rescue workers, including Lancaster County Sheriff's deputy Christina Worster, helped to evacuate residents of Lincoln's South Bottoms. The year 2015 ranked as the fourth-wettest ever in Lincoln.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Journal Star file photo

Plumes of water emerge high in to the air from a Jeep that travels quickly through standing water on O Street between Capitol Beach Blvd. and NW Roundhouse Dr. on Thursday, May 7, 2015, in the aftermath of heavy rains that came through Lincoln overnight.

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Salt Creek rose rapidly on May 7, 2015, nearing track level on two train trestles south of Haymarket Park. The creek crested at 28.8 feet.

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star file photo

Crews from Lower Platte Natural Resources District, US Army Corps and Engineers and General Excavating fill sand bags to stop seeping water on the Salt Creek levy south of Haymarket Park on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star

As floodwaters rose along Salt Creek on May 7, 2015, crews deployed sandbags to bolster the levee south of Haymarket Park. The river that flowed at 4.6 feet last week crested at 28.8 feet during this spring's flooding.

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star file photo

Debris piles up as Salt Creek nears the track level on two rail trestles south of Haymarket Park on May 7, 2015.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star

Crews from General Excavating place sandbags along Salt Creek under supervision from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Curtis Miller (second from right) and Bryan Flere (right) south of Haymarket Park on May 7, 2015.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star

General Excavating employees Scott Embury (left) and Karl Shackelford left sand into bags near Salt Creek on Thursday.

KAYLEE EVERLY/Lincoln Journal Star

General Excavating employee Ty Glover arranges sandbags to filter mud and clay out of clean water seeping under the levy from Salt Creek near the city's water treatment plant.

KAYLEE EVERLY/Lincoln Journal Star

General Excavating employees Dan Bulling (left) and Scott Embury lift sand into a bag held by Kyle Keller (right) along the Salt Creek levee on Thursday.

KAYLEE EVERLY/Lincoln Journal Star

This marker placed by Lower Platte South Natural Resources District employees to monitor water levels along Salt Creek indicated a drop from 2:35 p.m. to 6 o'clock on Thursday.

KAYLEE EVERLY/Lincoln Journal Star

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District employee Al Langdale looks at a marker placed on the levee to monitor the Salt Creek water level on Thursday.

KAYLEE EVERLY/Lincoln Journal Star

A truck passes over Salt Creek on Superior Street on Thursday.

KAYLEE EVERLY/Lincoln Journal Star

People stop to look at water levels along Salt Creek on Thursday.

KAYLEE EVERLY/Lincoln Journal Star

Traffic passes over the Salt Creek bridge on Superior Street on Thursday.

KAYLEE EVERLY/Lincoln Journal Star

Evacuating DeWitt on Thursday.

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First and A flooding on Thursday.

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Flooding in DeWitt on Thursday.

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Lincoln Fire and Rescue Capt. Dan Ripley (right) checks on four cats evacuated with their owners from the South Bottoms neighborhood on Thursday.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star

Mark Godbout prepares to evacuate from his South Bottoms home along with his three dogs.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star

A Lincoln Fire and Rescue team evacuates residents from the South Bottoms neighborhood as others took the opportunity to enjoy the water.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star

Lincoln Fire and Rescue teams help Alex Lekai and his mother evacuate from her home in the South Bottoms on Thursday. Meanwhile, other residents toured the flooded area in a paddle boat.

GWYNETH ROBERTS / Lincoln Journal Star

Lancaster County Sheriff's deputies and Lincoln Fire and Rescue personnel help Jeni Ogburn down from the truck used to evacuate residents of an E Street home on Thursday.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star

Lancaster County Sheriff's Deputy Christina Worster (right) lifts Eziaha Leon into the department vehicle used to evacuate Eziaha and his mother from their home near First and A streets in May 2015.

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star file photo

A Lincoln Fire and Rescue team helps Alex Lekai (center) from a raft after evacuating Lekai and his mother, Katherine Lekai (right), 90, from her house near Second and D streets on Thursday.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star

Brandon Houts walks from his house through floodwater to get supplies from a friend parked on Highway 103 on Thursday after an overnight storm system swelled nearby creeks and flooded most of  DeWitt.

MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star

Byron Beerenstrauch of rural DeWitt stomps though floodwater after helping his in-laws move their belongings to the second floor on Thursday, after an overnight storm system swelled nearby creeks and flooded most of DeWitt. The town is under a voluntary evacuation and many residents are sticking it out.

MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star

In this file photo from May 7, Lower Platte Natural Resources District and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel monitor conditions along the Salt Creek levee between South and A streets.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Journal Star file photo

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District employees Jeff Hegy (left) and Dan Schulz monitored the Salt Creek levee between South and A streets on May 7. The 7-mile long levee held, protecting Lincoln from severe flooding.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Journal Star file photos

James Kerns (middle left) is evacuated from his DeWitt home with the help of his uncle Will Kerns of Lincoln (middle right) and volunteers Mike Spilker (far left) and Wilbur Young (far right in bucket) on Thursday afternoon. James Kerns' parents stayed behind at home.

MATT RYERSON / Lincoln Journal Star

Reportedly this sedan hydroplaned off the road during flash flooding on Thursday after an overnight storm system swelled nearby creek and flooded most of De Witt.

MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star

An aerial view of the flooding at Hebron on Thursday.

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An aerial view of the flooding at Deshler.

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An aerial view of the flooding in Dewitt.

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Two cars are barely visible above the flood water on Old Cheney Road near U.S. 77.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star

Officials said Holmes Lake rose to its highest level following the May 6-7 storm, covering the ballfields on the east side of the park.

ERIC GREGORY/Journal Star file photo

Salt Creek is up to the 55 spur bridge in Roca, about 7 miles south of Lincoln.

Water covers the southwest parking lot at Lincoln Southwest High School on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star

Flood waters cover the road and ball fields on the East side of Holmes Park on Thursday morning.

ERIC GREGORY/Lincoln Journal Star

Saltillo Road closed at 27th Street looking west on Thursday.

TED KIRK/Lincoln Journal Star

A Nebraska Department of Roads worker cleared debris Thursday morning as flood waters race over U.S. 77 south of Nebraska 33 near the Prairie Hill Learning Center. Two cars were left stranded.

ALGIS LAUKAITIS/Lincoln Journal Star

A utility truck drives through the closed portion of Hickman Road west of Hickman Thursday.

TED KIRK/Lincoln Journal Star

38th and Bennett Road looking west on Thursday.

TED KIRK/Lincoln Journal Star

Larry's Auto Parts, 2035 Yolande Ave., was flooded Thursday morning, May 7, 2015, as other business owners along Salt Creek kept an eye on the creek's level.

ERIC GREGORY/Lincoln Journal Sta

U.S. Geological Survey employees measure water flow on Roca Road just west of Roca on Thursday.

TED KIRK/Lincoln Journal Star

High water from Salt Creek rushes under the east side of the bridge on Roca Road in this May 7 photo. 

TED KIRK/Lincoln Journal Star file

Lincoln, NE - 5/7/2015 - Water covers the parking lot south west of Lincoln Southwest High School on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

GWYNETH ROBERTS

Hickman Road west of Hickman Thursday.

TED KIRK/Lincoln Journal Star

Residents of the First and F Streets neighborhood deal with the flood on Thursday, May 7, 2015, after an overnight storm system dumped over 6 inches of rain in Lincoln.

MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star

Hawks Field in Haymarket Park is inundated with flood water on Thursday, May 7, 2015, after an overnight storm system dumped more than 6 inches of rain in Lincoln.

MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star

Flooding at 25th Street and Saltillo Road looking west on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

TED KIRK/Lincoln Journal Star

Water rushes under the bridge at Roca Road in this May 7 photo. One of the grain bins in the background is believed to have collapsed Wednesday evening.

TED KIRK/Lincoln Journal Star file

As Salt Creek rose rapidly on May 7, 2015, the outfield at nearby Haymarket Park became a temporary storage site for excess water. The water disappeared a day later as Salt Creek dropped.

Journal Star file photo

A home and trailer at 10679 Nebraska 41 west of Clatonia is surrounded by flood waters Thursday, May 7, 2015.

ALGIS LAUKAITIS/Lincoln Journal Star

Rescue workers load a boat to help with evacuation efforts in DeWitt. Heavy rains caused flooding throughout the area on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

ALGIS LAUKAITIS/Lincoln Journal Star

Water backs up in Antelope Creek north of 22nd and Q streets on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

ERIC GREGORY/Lincoln Journal Star

 Vehicles drive through standing water Thursday morning, May 7, 2015, on the north side of the Devaney Sports Center.

ERIC GREGORY/Lincoln Journal Star

South 1st Street remains under water looking north from A Street on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal STar

Kris Pothast watches as buckets of water flow out of her SUV after getting help pushing her vehicle out of the flood water in the First and F Streets neighborhood on Thursday, May 7, 2015, after an overnight storm system dumped over 6 inches of rain in Lincoln.

MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star

Haylie Miller, (from left) Alexxys Webster, Margaret Indriksons and Arley Mooney help push a neighbor's car out of the flood water in the First and F Streets neighborhood on Thursday, May 7, 2015, after an overnight storm system dumped over 6 inches of rain in Lincoln.

MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star

Salt Creek approaches the old railroad bridge near Haymarket Park early May 7, 2015, after an overnight storm system dumped over 6 inches of water in Lincoln.

Lincoln Journal Star file photo

A truck navigates high water on the east end of the A Street bridge on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star

This man found a way to add some fun to the flood on May 7, 2015.

JONATHAN EDWARDS/Lincoln Journal Star

Two golden retrievers enjoy a romp through the floodwater on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

JONATHAN EDWARDS/Lincoln Journal Star

Workers from a nearby warehouse crossed water on Second Street south of A Street on May 7. Streets in the South Bottoms flooded, officials said, because runoff had nowhere to go.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Journal Star file photo

A truck navigates high water at the intersection of Southwest First and West A streets on Thursday.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star

A Waverly resident was surprised to see someone kayaking down the storm drainage ditch behind her home.

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Water covers the field at Haymarket Park.

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Former Public Works Director Karl Fredrickson shoots video from the Q Street bridge over Antelope Creek as floods moved through the area Thursday, May 7, 2015.

ERIC GREGORY/Lincoln Journal Star

Water covers the intersection of Southwest 1st and West A streets on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star

A car almost completely submerged in flood water May 7, 2015.

Courtesy photo

Southwest High School looks like lake-front property on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

CHRIS DUNKER/Lincoln Journal Star

Cars parked along South 2nd Street south of A Street are trapped by high water on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

GWYNETH ROBERTS

A car is stranded at the West A viaduct at S.W. First Street.

JONATHAN EDWARDS/Lincoln Journal Star

Flooding in the Lincoln area.

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Flooding near Wilderness Park.

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The view near the UNL City Campus at Vine Street.

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Water and debris crossing the road at 27th and Saltillo.

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A flooded field near 27th Street and Saltillo Road.

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A view of Salt Creek under 27th Street looking north and slightly east.

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Hickman Road on the west edge of Hickman is closed because of the flood.

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A flooded creek in Lincoln, May 7, 2015.

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Water covers the field at Haymarket Park.

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Debris flows down a flooded creek in Lincoln.

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Heavy rains caused flooding on May, 7, 2015.

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Heavy rains caused Salt Creek to flood through Lincoln on May 7, 2015.

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Heavy rains caused flooding around Lincoln Thursday, May 7, 2015.

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Heavy rains flooded roads and parking lots in Lincoln on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

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Heavy rains flooded roads and parking lots around Lincoln Thursday, May 7, 2015.

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Heavy rains flooded roads and parking lots across Lincoln on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

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Heavy rains caused flooding across Lincoln on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

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Flooding in the Firespring parking lot near 14th and Yankee Hill.

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This man was talking with Lincoln Fire and Rescue workers, who were on the A Street via duct.

JONATHAN EDWARDS/Lincoln Journal Star

Heavy rains caused flooding in Lincoln on May 7, 2015.

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Heavy rain caused flooding in Lincoln, including the area around Sherman Field.

JONATHAN EDWARDS/Lincoln Journal Star

Heavy rains caused flooding across Lincoln on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

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Heavy rains caused flooding across Lincoln, including the area around Sherman Field, on May 7, 2015.

JONATHAN EDWARDS/Lincoln Journal Star

Water filled the dugouts at Bowlin Stadium at Haymarket Park on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

PETER SALTER/Lincoln Journal Star

Bowlin Stadium at Haymarket Park filled with water Thursday, May 7, 2015, after storms dropped more than 6 inches of rain in Lincoln.

PETER SALTER/Lincoln Journal Star

People use kayaks to travel down a flooded road in Lincoln May 7, 2015.

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The Saline County Sheriff's Office, with the help of the State Patrol and area rescue departments, is evacuating the town of DeWitt due to flooding from Turkey Creek and the Big Blue River. Residents are being transferred to Tri-County High School.

ALGIS LAUKAITIS/Lincoln Journal Star

A panoramic view of Salt Creek flooding.

Andy Ringsmuth/Courtesy photo

Lincoln, NE - 5/7/2015 - From Hwy 77 looking east, water covers Old Cheney Rd and submerges two cars on Thursday, May 7, 2015.

GWYNETH ROBERTS

Roseland was hit by tornado Wednesday, May 6, 2015.

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Water floods across a road in Lancaster County.

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Floodwater rushes across and intersection.

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An interesting black-and-white view of the flooding.

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LINCOLN, NEB - 5/7/2015 - The Lincoln Southwest student parking lot is under water on Thursday, May 7, 20th. RILEY MOODY/Southwest Hawk Talk

RILEY MOODY/Southwest Hawk Talk

Lincoln Southwest student Tyler Carstens walks to his car in the flooded school parking lot on Thursday. The water depth rose after school began.

RILEY MOODY/Southwest Hawk Talk

LINCOLN, NEB - 5/7/2015 - The Lincoln Southwest student parking lot is under water on Thursday, May 7, 20th. RILEY MOODY/Southwest Hawk Talk

RILEY MOODY/Southwest Hawk Talk

LINCOLN, NEB - 5/7/2015 - The Lincoln Southwest student parking lot is under water on Thursday, May 7, 20th. RILEY MOODY/Southwest Hawk Talk

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Flood waters fill a backyard near Lincoln.

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An aerial view of the flooding near DeWitt after rains on May 6-7, 2015.

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Flooding near O and First streets.

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An aerial of flooding at the Swan Creek flood control structure south of Western.

Lower Big Blue NRD

DeWitt sits near the confluence of Swan and Turkey creeks and the Big Blue River, all of which have a long history of overflowing their banks.

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Flooding in DeWitt on Thursday.

Beatrice Daily Sun

Flooding in DeWitt one year ago.

Beatrice Daily Sun

Vehicles were submerged all over DeWitt after nearly a foot of rain fell last year.

Beatrice Daily Sun

Flooding in DeWitt on Thursday.

Beatrice Daily Sun

Three months after floodwaters covered DeWitt, the community will celebrate recovery efforts on Sunday.

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Flooding in DeWitt on Thursday.

Beatrice Daily Sun

Flooding in DeWitt on Thursday.

Beatrice Daily Sun

First and A flooding on Thursday.

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First and A flooding on Thursday.

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First and A flooding on Thursday.

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First and A flooding on Thursday.

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First and A flooding on Thursday.

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First and A flooding on Thursday.

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First and A flooding on Thursday.

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Boating at Haymarket Park on Thursday.

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A house on the northeast corner of Old Cheney and Hunts Drive. The basement is a total loss.

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A house on the northeast corner of Old Cheney and Hunts Drive. The basement is a total loss.

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A house on the northeast corner of Old Cheney and Hunts Drive. The basement is a total loss.

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Photo is from Hunts Drive, the last street on Old Cheney before the tracks and Salt Creek. Every family on the street was blocked in on Thursday as water filled up the intersection at Old Cheney and made it impossible to leave.

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Photo is from Hunts Drive, the last street on Old Cheney before the tracks and Salt Creek. Every family on the street was blocked in on Thursday as water filled up the intersection at Old Cheney and made it impossible to leave.

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Photo is from Hunts Drive, the last street on Old Cheney before the tracks and Salt Creek. Every family on the street was blocked in on Thursday as water filled up the intersection at Old Cheney and made it impossible to leave.

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West of O Street viaduct near Shooters. 

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