Cedar County NE Emergency Management

09/02/2026

Cedar-Knox PPD is aware of large-scale outages in the Northern Cedar and Knox counties. We are working to assess damage and restore power as quickly and safely as we can. Please STAY AWAY from any downed power lines and report them to 402-254-6291 or 800-891-5196. We do not respond to outage or damage reports via social media. Thank you.

09/02/2026

Please avoid the area of Highway 81 about two miles north of Highway 12 there are downed power lines on the roadway. The power company has been advised. Check Nebraska 511 for future updates.

07/20/2026

Cedar County Emergency Management had the privilege of supporting Public Safety at the Cedar County Fair this year.
The Mobile operations center is specially equipped to provide on scene communications, coordination, mobile data, situational awareness and more. The unit is self contained with a generator and much of the equipment inside is wired to run off either AC power or DC (12 Volt) power or both.

Pictured is the Cedar County MOC trailer at the Cedar County Fairgrounds with a large American flag flying above the building. July 2026

06/29/2026

Another Great Night to stay weather aware. Stay tuned to your NOAA Weather radio or local broadcast media for updates. Severe Weather is possible 06-29-2026 (Monday) during the evening/overnight hours.

06/11/2026

**TRAFFIC ADVISORY **

Motorists are asked to slow down, drive with Caution, and allow a little extra time to reach your destination when traveling the roads in Cedar County 06-11-2026 (Thursday).

BRAN (Bike Ride Across Nebraska) will have 300 riders leaving Crofton Thursday morning the early riders may leave around 5:45 A.M. and all riders will be on the road by 8:45 A.M.

They will leave Crofton and head east on Highway 12, the south on Highway 81, then into Hartington on Highway 84. They leave Hartington going east on Highway 84 to Highway 15 and then through Laurel and ending the day in Wayne.

They also have a Gravel Route.
Here is a link to the web site with their entire route.
https://www.bran-inc.org/bran44-route/

This is the first of two bike rides coming to Cedar County this month.

Join us June 7-13, 2026 for the 44th annual Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska (BRAN) starting in Valentine, Nebraska.

06/09/2026

Looking for ways to receive alerts from Cedar County? You can sign up and select the types of alerts you want to receive. This includes weather watches, warnings, and significant advisories. Alerts are sent to you by the method you select.
This is a great way to help you stay weather aware especially on days like today (06-09-2026) when the weather threat is thought to be greatest during the late evening.
One code is for English and the other is for Spanish.

06/09/2026

Have multiple ways to receive weather warnings today. We are now in a level 3 (out of 5) risk of severe weather for June 9, 2026 (See the orange area on the map) All modes of severe weather are considered possible. https://www.spc.noaa.gov/
https://www.weather.gov//oax

05/17/2026

** Chance of significant Severe Weather for Cedar County today ** As of 10:00 A.M. 05-17-2026 The NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued the following two outlooks. The photo with the red area indicates the greatest probability of a tornado happening.
The graphic with the orange colored area indicates where there is a level 3 out of 5 chances for severe weather. The latest guidance we have is that storm could start around 4 p.m. this afternoon (05/17/26) and continue through at least midnight if not later.
Please keep in mind that the atmosphere may change and things could shift, they could increase in risk or decrease in risk.

Please stay weather aware today if you are in the area covered by the outlook.
NOAA weather radio is always a great way in addition to local broadcast media sources such as television and radio stations.
For the latest updates please visit: https://www.weather.gov/oax

05/16/2026

Cedar County is in a level 3 out of 5 risk for all modes of severe weather (Wind, Tornado, Large Hail, heavy rain) for Sunday May 17 2026. This outlook was issued May 15, 2026 by the National Weather Service Storm Prediction center. The timing, location and severity depend upon how the atmosphere responds to Saturday evenings storms. Current thoughts are storms could develop mid afternoon to mid evening, and could persist into Monday.
Have a way to stay weather aware, be sure you have a method to receive warnings during the overnight hours.
Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio, local media outlets or other trusted sources for timely weather information.