Ice Jams Possible

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
601 PM CST Sun Feb 8 2026

Valley-Greeley-Nance-Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Buffalo-Hall- Hamilton-Including the cities of Ord, Greeley, Spalding, Scotia, Wolbach, Fullerton, Genoa, Loup City, Sherman Reservoir, Litchfield,
St. Paul, Central City, Stromsburg, Osceola, Shelby, Polk, Kearney, Grand Island, and Aurora
601 PM CST Sun Feb 8 2026

...Localized Ice Jam Flooding Possible Along the Platte and Loup River Systems Through Early Week...

Continued well-above normal temperatures (especially through Monday) will cause increasing ice melt and movement along the Platte, North Loup, Middle Loup, South Loup and Loup Rivers in
central and south central Nebraska. This could result in the possible formation of localized ice jams. Although not a certainty, should any ice jams happen to develop, water levels could fluctuate as much as 1 to 3 feet in a very short time, causing flooding with little, if any notice. This is especially
true for known ice jam prone locations. If any ice jam flooding is observed over the next few days along the Platte or Loup River systems in central and south central Nebraska, please report it immediately to the National Weather Service in Hastings, Nebraska.