Flood Warning
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Issued by NWS Hastings NE
⏳ In force until Fri 6 Nov, 18:00 📍 Merrick, NE (approximate) 🕑 3 h ago
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Central Merrick County in central Nebraska... * WHEN...Until 900 AM CST Friday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 948 AM CST, The stream gauge at Silver Creek has crested and water levels are slowly falling. The cre…
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SeveritySevere
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UrgencyExpected
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CertaintyLikely
EventFlood Warning
Response typeAvoid
CategoryMet
Affected areaMerrick, NE
Issuing authorityNWS Hastings NE
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-11-05T09:50:00-06:00
Effective2026-11-05T09:50:00-06:00
Onset2026-11-05T09:50:00-06:00
Expires2026-11-06T09:00:00-06:00
📋 Official instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.📄 Message details
Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b4a392f039ff7ef68c726784a6893183cbab899c.001.1
Message typeUpdate
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.45d58cbb1324016f80a7e034861b5afa9851d999.001.1 urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ffc7254ef5fe7077c67aa4213e712ad86ce7874b.001.1
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🛡 Safety advice
General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
- Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
- Avoid flooded roads, rivers and drainage channels; do not walk or drive through moving water.
- Move valuables and people to higher ground if water is rising near you.
- Follow local authority and Red Cross updates for the area.
📰 Story summary
From the report shown in the feed:
- * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
- * WHERE...Central Merrick County in central Nebraska...
- * WHEN...Until 900 AM CST Friday.
- * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
- * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- - At 948 AM CST, The stream gauge at Silver Creek has crested and water levels are slowly falling.
- The cre…
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