March 14 (UPI) -- Officials in eastern Nebraska ordered about one-third of the city of Norfolk to evacuate Thursday after an ice jam broke up and threatened a flood control levee amid a powerful storm bringing heavy snow and snow to the Midwest.
The National Weather Service predicted parts of the Platte River in Colfax and Saunders counties could rise between 4 feet and 5 feet after the ice jam broke upstream. The agency warned residents who live near the river to move to higher ground.