This overhead shot shows ice on the Platte River in January 2023. The ice this year is much thicker and more widespread, and the National Weather Service is warning of a significant risk of ice jams as the temperature warms in the coming days.
Drone flight along the southern bend of the Platte near the I-80 bridge between Omaha and Lincoln.
Photos: Ice jam on the Missouri River
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Large blocks of ice rest on the shore of the Missouri River as an ice jam forms near N.P. Dodge Park.
CHRIS MACHIAN, OMAHA WORLD-HERALD
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The sunrise illuminates the ice jam on the Missouri Rivet near N.P. Dodge Park.
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An ice jam has started to form on the Missouri River near N.P. Dodge Park. Stretching some 20 miles with intermittent gaps, the ice poses a rare low-water threat to downstream communities.
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Ice jams can cause flooding along rivers
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An ice jam has started to form on the Missouri River near N.P. Dodge Park.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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An ice jam has started to form on the Missouri River near N.P. Dodge Park.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Ice blocks start to pile up as an ice jam has begun to form on the Missouri River near N.P. Dodge Park.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Canada geese rest on ice on the Missouri River near N.P. Dodge Park.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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An ice jam has formed on the Missouri River near Omaha's N.P. Dodge Park.
This overhead shot shows ice on the Platte River in January 2023. The ice this year is much thicker and more widespread, and the National Weather Service is warning of a significant risk of ice jams as the temperature warms in the coming days.
