NWS Omaha/Valley NEFF.W 0044September 30, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Lancaster, Saunders and Seward, NE
The National Weather Service office in Omaha/Valley issued a flash flood warning for Lancaster, Saunders and Seward in Nebraska, which was in force until 1:30 a.m. local time on October 1. It was the 44th flash flood warning the NWS office in Omaha/Valley issued in 2026. Nebraska had 9 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 4 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Nebraska's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Omaha/Valley NE
- Area
- Lancaster, Saunders and Seward
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:25 p.m. CDT, September 30, 2026
- Expires
- 1:30 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KOAX FF.W 0044
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Nebraska since 2008Every warning type in Nebraska
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
FFWOAX The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Saunders County in east central Nebraska... Northern Lancaster County in southeastern Nebraska... Eastern Seward County in southeastern Nebraska... * Until 130 AM CDT. * At 1025 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Northwestern Lincoln, Milford, Ceresco, Valparaiso, Malcolm, Garland, Pleasant Dale, Raymond, Davey, Ithaca, Lincoln Airport, Emerald, Branched Oak State Recreation Area and Pawnee State Recreation Area. This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 379 and 395...and between mile markers 399 and 405. This also includes Highway 77 between Lincoln and Ceresco.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.