During a Flood

Safety During a Flood Event

The following links provides tips on how to remain safe during a flood event.

• Over half of all flood-related drownings occur when a vehicle is driven into hazardous flood water
  • Turn Around Don't Drown
    
    
• General Tips
  • General Flood Safety Tips
    
    
• Electrical Safety
  • Electrical Safety During a Flood
  • Electrical Safety Precautions During a Disaster
    
    
• Basement Collapse
  During a flood hydrostatic forces can build up on basement foundations walls. This can cause a basement to collapse.  
  
  • Use Caution When Pumping Your Basement Floor
  • Flooding, Excess Rain, and Basements
    
    
• Preparing for an Evacuation
  • Pollution Prevention Tips When Evacuating From a Flood
    
    
• Find Shelter
  • American Red Cross Shelters
  • How Do I Find a Place to Stay?
    
    
• Road Closures
  • Nebraska Department of Roads 511

Monitoring a threat

Beyond the local news, and public broadcast system, the following links provide current information on flooding.

• Real-time streamflow and flood conditions
  • Map of Real Time Streamflows
  • Map of Flood and High Flow Conditions
• Current river readings and forecasts for Nebraska
  • Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
    
    
• Nebraska Radar View
  • Weather Radar
    
    
• Complete listing of current weather alerts for Nebraska
  • Weather Alerts
    
    
• Current weather warnings for Nebraska
  • Weather Warnings
    
    
• 7-day hourly forecast - NOAA
  • Omaha
  • Lincoln
  • Norfolk
  • Grand Island
  • Kearney
  • North Platte
  • Scottsbluff
  • For other cities, click here and enter your zip code.

Follow the National Weather Service during heavy storms for updates on flash flooding.