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North of Omaha, NE
Flying west towards the Missouri River north of Omaha, NE.
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I-29 along the river
Interstate 29 that runs north and south along the river. As you can tell, this section of I-29 is closed and will be for quite a while.
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North of Omaha
North of Omaha: You can see where the river normally flows and how far out of it's banks it is right now.
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I-29 flooding
Still north of Omaha flying south. This is part of I-29.
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Farm flooding
This is a farm along the river and I-29.
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Highway interchange
This is an interchange north of Omaha.
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Airfield island
Eppley Airfield in Omaha, NE.
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More flooding
Flooding south of Omaha, NE.
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More flooding
More flooding south of Omaha, NE.
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Sandbags
The new John Deere location near Glenwood, IA, that they sandbagged around it to keep it from getting flooded.
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Railroad vs. flooding
Part of the railroad tracks that Union Pacific built up so they could keep it open. We saw a train approaching this section and I can only imagine what was going through the conductors head as he headed towards all that water.
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Flooded MidAmerica Motorplex
MidAmerica Motorplex near Glenwood, IA, is completely under water.
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Flooded farm
We saw so many farms completely flooded. Some you could only see the tops of the buildings.
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More flooding
More flooded land.
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Nebraska City exit flooding
The Nebraska City exit off of I-29. Those are the tops of the gas stations that you can see just above the interstate.
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More farm flooding
Farms floating out in a sea of river water.
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More farm flooding
So much farmland is completely underwater.
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Flooding near Hamburg, IA
Near Hamburg, IA. We couldn't even tell where the river was suppose to be
Sara Ross, a farmer near Minden, IA, captured photos of the Missouri River flooding between Omaha, NE, and Hamburg, IA, in late July. Sara and her husband Kevin farm less than 25 miles from the river, but had no cropland affected. All images taken by Sara Ross.