Storm Recovery August 2025
8-13-2025
Lincoln
Lincoln has six locations for you to drop off for free. Daily from 6am - 8pm until Aug 24.
- Bowling Lake
- Oak Lake Park
- Seng Park at University Place
- Star City Shores
- Woods Park
- Van Dorn Park
https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/News/2025/8/11a
Blair
Debris Cleanup
Public Works crews are actively completing the first round of storm debris pickup. Residents are asked to place tree debris between the street and sidewalk, without blocking either. Crews will complete this first round before announcing the second round of collection—residents will be given at least five days’ notice before the next pickup begins. Tree debris can also be taken to any of the following drop-off sites:
- South of the Washington County Recycling Center (near 3rd Avenue & Colfax Street)
- Vet’s Field Parking Lot (13th & Butler Avenue)
- East Parking Lot (off Angel Shares Drive & Hansen Drive)
OPPD Update
City staff remain in close contact with OPPD regarding power restoration. As of this morning, approximately 1,100 customers remain without power in the hardest-hit areas of Blair and Ashland. OPPD’s goal is to restore all remaining outages today. Any resident still without power should report it directly to OPPD via their website or by calling 1-800-554-OPPD (6773).
Stay Informed
Residents are encouraged to sign up for the City of Blair Emergency Alert System on our website to receive updates on recovery efforts and future emergency notifications.
Seward
Electric Outages:
Crews will be working until dark to try and get as many service areas back on as possible tonight. There still remains numerous branches in powerlines and broken services across the center portion of the City.
Debris:
The 4-Plex site and City burnsite will remain open this evening please place all tree debris in the designated areas to ensure the orderly function of both sites.
8-11-2025
Seward, Nebraska
Saturday, August 9 ***Update 5:21pm***
Water:
Please conserve water. Shut off sprinkler systems. Our Water Wells are run on Norris Public Power and we do not currently have power to them. Thus, we can only run a limited number of them from generators. Additionally, the RO Water Treatment Plant is running on generator power and can only process a limited amount of water at a time. Anything you can do to conserve water will help until full power is restored.
Electric:
Portions of the City are coming back online. Crews will continue to work towards dark. We have numerous crews coming from around the state to assist us in restoring power tonight and tomorrow. If you are still without power, please plan to make arrangements with friends or family.
Shelter:
Hillcrest Evangelical Free Church will be closing as a shelter at 9:00pm tonight. We are working to make arrangements with those in shelter that have family or friends that power has been restored to.
Debris:
The 4-Plex debris location is closed from 5pm to 10am tomorrow. At that time we will reopen and have a staff member on site to help coordinate again. You can place storm debris next to the curb and the City will coordinate pickup. Police Department will be monitoring the 4-plex site to ensure people are not going around the barricades.
**Update 3:15pm***
Shelter:
Hillcrest Evangelical Free Church (2433 Progressive Rd) is open as of 3pm for sheltering as they have power.
Electric:
The City's system has experienced serious damages and the crews continue to work. We do not have an expected timeline, so please prepare to be without power overnight.
Debris removal:
The debris pile at the 4-Plex will be open until 5pm today and resume at 10am tomorrow. Please be tidy when discarding your items so that we can efficiently use the space. The burn pile south of the City will remain closed for the foreseeable future.
Stoplights:
All City stoplights are currently inoperable. Temporary stop signs have been installed to ensure safe traffic flow.
8-11-2025
City of Blair
August 9, 2025 11:15 AM
State of Emergency
Mayor Rump has declared a storm damage emergency for Blair, Nebraska effective immediately due to the storm that moved through Blair on Saturday, August 9, 2025.
STORM DAMAGE EMERGENCY
Mayor Rump has declared a storm damage emergency for Blair, Nebraska effective immediately due to the storm that moved through Blair on Saturday, August 9, 2025. Blair employees are currently working to remove debris from public streets. Be aware of downed powerlines and debris in the streets. Non-Blair residents and non-local employees are requested to avoid Blair until Monday, August 11th.
Debris
The City of Blair tree debris collection site is located on 3rd Avenue south of Colfax Street south of the Recycling Center. Two temporary tree debris collection sites are also being established at 1) the parking lot at Veteran’s Memorial Baseball Field and 2) the east parking lot at the northeast corner of Hansen Drive and Angel Share Drive (west side of Blair). Blair residents may pile tree debris (not home damage debris) along the right-of-way but not intruding into the street or covering any sidewalk. Blair employees will pick up tree debris within 7-10 days.
8-11-2025
DEBRIS DROPOFF
City officials open storm debris drop-off sites after the weekend's severe weather.
Omaha, Nebraska
The designated site in Omaha is Ta-Ha-Zouka Park at 905 Elkhorn Drive. It will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln officials have extended the operation hours of the N 48th Street Transfer Station. Located at 5101 N 48th St., the site will be open from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and it will only accept tree debris. The location will also be open from 6:45 a.m. to noon on Sunday.
Blair, Nebraska
The City of Blair tree debris collection site is located on 3rd Avenue south of Colfax Street south of the recycling center. The city says two temporary tree debris collection sites are also being established at the parking lot at Veteran's Memorial Baseball Field and the east parking lot at northeast corner of Hansen Drive and Angel Share Drive on the west side of Blair.
Officials said Blair residents may pile tree debris, but no home debris, along the right-of-way but not intruding into the street or covering any sidewalk. Blair employees will pick up tree debris within 7-10 days.
Gretna, Nebraska
In Gretna, the Gretna Crossing Soccer Complex lot near 213th Street and Capehart Road will remain open until further notice.
Waterloo, Nebraska
Waterloo officials have opened the Maintenance shop by the railroad tracks near 407 N Front St.
Valley, Nebraska
In Valley, there will be a drop-off site near 210 W Church St. It's located behind the old fire station, and it will be open on Monday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
