"U.S. Strategic Command sent all but critical personnel home as two-thirds of its home base in Nebraska was overrun."
"Heavy rain and melting snow that overpowered the Missouri River forced hundreds of families out of their homes in the Midwest and forced the base that is home to U.S. Strategic Command to sharply scale back operations on Sunday.
At least three people are confirmed to have died in what the National Weather Service called "major and historical river flooding" along parts of the Missouri and Mississippi river basins.
State emergency management officials in Nebraska said a 50-year-old farmer was swept away while helping someone else escape from a vehicle in floodwaters on Thursday. They said an elderly resident also died in rising waters after having refused to leave home; no further details were immediately available."
Alex Johnson reports for NBC News March 17, 2019.
SEE ALSO:
"'Bomb Cyclone' Triggers Flooding On Mississippi, Missouri Rivers" (Reuters)
"One-Third Of Offutt Underwater; At Least 30 Buildings Damaged In Flood" (Omaha World-Herald)
"Devastating Floods Are Breaking Records in Nebraska" (Splinter News)
"Historic Floods Hit Nebraska After 'Bomb Cyclone' Storm" (Reuters)
"'Bomb Cyclone' Winter Storm Moves East After Punishing Colorado" (Reuters)
"More Flooding Expected For Devastated U.S. Plains States" (Reuters)
