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2015: Floodwaters swamp Lincoln, surrounding areas
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.
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.
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.
Salt Creek rose rapidly on May 7, nearing track level on two train trestles south of Haymarket Park. The river crested at 28.8 feet during this spring's flooding.
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.
As floodwaters rose along Salt Creek on May 7, 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.
Debris piles up as Salt Creek nears the track level on two rail trestles south of Haymarket Park on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
Crews from General Excavating place sandbags along Salt Creek under supervision from US Army Corps of Engineers' Curtis Miller (second from right) and Bryan Flere (R) south of Haymarket Park on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
General Excavating employees Scott Embury (left) and Karl Shackelford left sand into bags near Salt Creek on Thursday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A truck passes over Salt Creek on Superior Street on Thursday.
People stop to look at water levels along Salt Creek on Thursday.
Traffic passes over the Salt Creek bridge on Superior Street on Thursday.
Evacuating DeWitt on Thursday.
Flooding in DeWitt on Thursday.
Lincoln Fire and Rescue Capt. Dan Ripley (right) checks on four cats evacuated with their owners from the South Bottoms neighborhood on Thursday.
Mark Godbout prepares to evacuate from his South Bottoms home along with his three dogs.
A Lincoln Fire and Rescue team evacuates residents from the South Bottoms neighborhood as others took the opportunity to enjoy the water.
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.
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.
Lancaster County Sheriff's deputy Christina Worster (right) lifts Eziaha Leon, 2, from the department MRAP vehicle used to evacuate Eziaha and his mother from their home near First and A streets on Thursday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
An aerial view of the flooding in Dewitt.
Two cars are barely visible above the flood water on Old Cheney Road near U.S. 77.
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.
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.
Flood waters cover the road and ball fields on the East side of Holmes Park on Thursday morning.
Saltillo Road closed at 27th Street looking west on Thursday.
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.
A utility truck drives through the closed portion of Hickman Road west of Hickman Thursday.
38th and Bennett Road looking west on Thursday.
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.
U.S. Geological Survey employees measure water flow on Roca Road just west of Roca on Thursday.
High water from Salt Creek rushes under the east side of the bridge on Roca Road in this May 7 photo.Â
Lincoln, NE - 5/7/2015 - Water covers the parking lot south west of Lincoln Southwest High School on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
Hickman Road west of Hickman Thursday.
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.
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.
Flooding at 25th Street and Saltillo Road looking west on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
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.
As Salt Creek rose rapidly on May 7, the outfield at nearby Haymarket Park became a temporary storage site for excess water. The water disappeared a day later as Salt Creek dropped.
A home and trailer at 10679 Nebraska 41 west of Clatonia is surrounded by flood waters Thursday, May 7, 2015.
Rescue workers load a boat to help with evacuation efforts in DeWitt. Heavy rains caused flooding throughout the area on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
Water backs up in Antelope Creek north of 22nd and Q streets on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
 Vehicles drive through standing water Thursday morning, May 7, 2015, on the north side of the Devaney Sports Center.
South 1st Street remains under water looking north from A Street on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
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.
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.
Salt Creek approaches the old railroad bridge near Haymarket Park early Thursday after an overnight storm system dumped over 6 inches of water in Lincoln.
A truck navigates high water on the east end of the A Street bridge on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
This man found a way to add some fun to the flood on May 7, 2015.
Two golden retrievers enjoy a romp through the floodwater on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
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.
A truck navigates high water at the intersection of Southwest First and West A streets on Thursday.
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.
Water covers the intersection of Southwest 1st and West A streets on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
Southwest High School looks like lake-front property on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
Cars parked along South 2nd Street south of A Street are trapped by high water on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
A car is stranded at the West A viaduct at S.W. First Street.
The view near the UNL City Campus at Vine Street.
This man was talking with Lincoln Fire and Rescue workers, who were on the A Street via duct.
Heavy rain caused flooding in Lincoln, including the area around Sherman Field.
Heavy rains caused flooding across Lincoln, including the area around Sherman Field, on May 7, 2015.
Water filled the dugouts at Bowlin Stadium at Haymarket Park on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
Bowlin Stadium at Haymarket Park filled with water Thursday, May 7, 2015, after storms dropped more than 6 inches of rain in Lincoln.
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.
Lincoln, NE - 5/7/2015 - From Hwy 77 looking east, water covers Old Cheney Rd and submerges two cars on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
Roseland was hit by tornado Wednesday, May 6, 2015.
LINCOLN, NEB - 5/7/2015 - The Lincoln Southwest student parking lot is under water on Thursday, May 7, 20th. 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.
LINCOLN, NEB - 5/7/2015 - The Lincoln Southwest student parking lot is under water on Thursday, May 7, 20th. 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
An aerial of flooding at the Swan Creek flood control structure south of Western.
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.
Flooding in DeWitt on Thursday.
Flooding in DeWitt one year ago.
Vehicles were submerged all over DeWitt after nearly a foot of rain fell last year.
Flooding in DeWitt on Thursday.
Three months after floodwaters covered DeWitt, the community will celebrate recovery efforts on Sunday.
Flooding in DeWitt on Thursday.
Flooding in DeWitt on Thursday.
