⚠ ACTIVE EMERGENCIES & ADVISORIES (Source)Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 19 at 9:54AM CDT until August 19 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NETHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 599 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA GREELEY HOWARD MERRICK NANCE VALLEY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA POLK YORK IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA HAMILTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AURORA, CENTRAL CITY, FULLERTON, GENOA, GREELEY, ORD, OSCEOLA, POLK, SCOTIA, SHELBY, SPALDING, ST. PAUL, STROM 🛡 Action: Move indoors immediately. Avoid windows. Unplug electronics. Stay off corded phones. Weather Now71°F / 22°C - Light Rain and Fog/MistWind: 5 mph WSW | Humidity: 100% Air Quality: 39 (Good) ForecastTonight: 63°F - Partly CloudyThursday: 84°F - Mostly Sunny Thursday Night: 66°F - Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Source: NWS |
Rural Emergency TipsKnow your address - cross streets, mile markers, GPSWeak cell? Text 911 if voice fails. Try high ground. Road blocked? Have alternate routes planned Well water? Assume contaminated after floods - boil 1 min or use purification tablets Propane? Keep tanks filled before storms Generator? OUTSIDE ONLY, 20+ ft from windows No ID? You can still get help - 211 for local aid No cell service? Satellite phone (Garmin inReach, Zoleo), ham radio 146.52 MHz simplex Power backup: Solar charger with battery bank (10,000mAh minimum) ResourcesRoads: NE 511Emergency: NE NEMA Health: NE Health Power: poweroutage.us Shelters: Red Cross 1-800-733-2767 211: Food, housing, utilities - dial 211 FEMA: 1-800-621-3362 (no immigration check) Weather: NWS Radar |
🎒 Emergency Kit
- Water: 1 gal/4L per person per day (purification tablets if unsure)- Non-perishable food, manual can opener
- First aid kit, prescription meds (7-day)
- Flashlight, batteries, NOAA radio
- Phone charger, solar charger, cash, important docs
Source: Ready.gov