843  
WGUS83 KGID 182154  
FLSGID  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
454 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
NEC093-125-182204-  
/O.CAN.KGID.FA.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260818T2200Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
HOWARD NE-NANCE NE-  
454 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED  
 
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA,  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, HOWARD AND NANCE.  
 
ALTHOUGH WATER IS LIKELY STILL RUNNING HIGH ON AREA CREEKS AND  
STREAMS, IMPACTFUL AND MORE WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED  
TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES  
THAT MIGHT EXIST.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4153 9875 4153 9873 4146 9873 4143 9874  
4148 9893 4156 9891 4153 9876  
 
 
 
NEC077-175-182200-  
/O.CON.KGID.FA.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260818T2200Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
GREELEY NE-VALLEY NE-  
454 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.  
 
* WHERE...WEST CENTRAL GREELEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA...  
SOUTHEASTERN VALLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA...  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 500 PM CDT.  
 
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF AREA CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND  
FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS CONTINUES. ALTHOUGH EXCESS WATER CONTINUES TO  
GRADUALLY RECEDE AND DRAIN INTO AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS, IT COULD  
TAKE AT LEAST A FEW MORE HOURS FOR THE MAJORITY OF FLOODED AREAS TO  
TRULY SEE IMPROVEMENT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 450 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED  
THAT AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5.5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY  
THIS MORNING, CAUSING MAINLY MINOR FLOODING ISSUES IN VARIOUS  
LOCATIONS, INCLUDING WATER LIKELY COVERING SOME RURAL GRAVEL OR  
DIRT ROADS. FORTUNATELY, NO ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH  
AT LEAST SUNSET, BUT SOME RAIN COULD FALL OVERNIGHT INTO  
WEDNESDAY MORNING, INCLUDING A SMALL CHANCE OF AMOUNTS AT LEAST 1  
INCH.  
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...  
MIRA CREEK, NORTH BRANCH MIRA CREEK, SOUTH BRANCH MIRA CREEK.  
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  
NORTH LOUP.  
- AS OF 445 PM CDT, AN AUTOMATED GAUGE ALONG THE MIRA CREEK NEAR  
NORTH LOUP REPORTED A STAGE OF 9.59 FEET, SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE  
MINOR FLOOD STAGE OF 9 FEET. HOWEVER, THE CREEK APPEARS TO BE  
CRESTING AND STARTING TO VERY SLOWLY FALL. AT A STAGE OF 9 FEET,  
MINOR FLOODING OCCURS, WITH WATER SPILLING INTO FIELDS AND  
LOW-LYING AREAS.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.  
 
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW  
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4153 9875 4153 9873 4146 9873 4143 9874  
4148 9893 4156 9891 4153 9876  
 
 
 
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