Platte County Emergency Management

Platte County Emergency Management Working together to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and reduce the impacts of emergencies and disasters in Platte County

08/21/2026

No Tornado Warning. We are investigating why the outdoor warning sirens sounded.

Please text pictures of damage of structures only, no trees, to 402-564-1206. Also include your name and address. This w...
08/15/2026

Please text pictures of damage of structures only, no trees, to 402-564-1206. Also include your name and address.
This was primarily in rural areas but the outdoor warning sirens were sounded in Humphrey, Tarnov, Cornlea, and Creston.
You should have multiple methods of receiving severe weather events. Make sure emergency alerts are enabled on your cell phone. Weather radio is also an excellent method. It’s a tornado siren in your house. If you live in a rural area and don’t have one please text or call 402-564-1206 or email [email protected] to request one. We have a limited number of them available.

08/13/2026

Marginal Risk for severe storms overnight with a greater concern for heavy rain and flooding. Flooding can be difficult to spot at night, so make sure you take it slow with your headlights on, and never drive through flooded roads.

08/12/2026

Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to move into eastern Nebraska/western Iowa overnight. Expect a possibility for damaging wind gusts, large hail, heavy rain and isolated flash flooding with any storms that develop.

This was caused by 13-17 inches of rain that fell in less then 24 hours from a slow moving storm that fell in the Loup R...
08/12/2026

This was caused by 13-17 inches of rain that fell in less then 24 hours from a slow moving storm that fell in the Loup River basin. It was concentrated in Greeley and Boone counties. This caused the extensive flooding in Columbus and was the impetus for the Loup River Levee.
This is also a reminder that ice isn’t the only reason we see flooding on our rivers.

08/07/2026

Stormy ⛈️ weather returns this weekend. Several rounds of showers and storms are expected Friday and Saturday. The strongest storms may be severe with damaging winds and small hail possible. Keep the severe weather threat in mind for any weekend plans.

07/31/2026

Most of the area picked up a much-needed 0.5″ to 1.0″ of rain yesterday & overnight, with higher isolated totals popping up, especially across northeast Nebraska.
How much fell in your gauge? Drop your totals below! 👇

07/30/2026

A cluster of strong thunderstorms will move across the region this evening. The strongest storms will be capable of producing pockets of damaging wind, with the greater potential for damaging winds in the darker red shaded region. Very heavy rainfall rates up to 2.5 inches per hour will be expected with the strongest storms as well. White dashed lines show the approximate time of arrival.

07/30/2026

Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to impact the region later this evening. Any storms that develop will have the potential of producing damaging wind gusts, heavy rain and localized flooding.

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Columbus, NE
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