NWS Omaha/Valley NEFA.W 0005September 30, 2026
Flood Warning: Gage, Jefferson, Lancaster and 1 more, NE
The National Weather Service office in Omaha/Valley issued a flood warning for Gage, Jefferson, Lancaster and 1 more in Nebraska, which was in force until 2:00 a.m. local time on October 1. It was the 5th areal flood warning the NWS office in Omaha/Valley issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 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
- Gage, Jefferson, Lancaster and 1 more
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:04 p.m. CDT, September 30, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KOAX FA.W 0005
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Nebraska since 2008Every warning type in Nebraska
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Gage County in southeastern Nebraska... Jefferson County in southeastern Nebraska... Southwestern Lancaster County in southeastern Nebraska... Southeastern Saline County in southeastern Nebraska... * WHEN...Until 200 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1104 PM CDT, emergency management reported heavy rain in the warned area due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Fairbury, Wilber, De Witt, Plymouth, Western, Daykin, Jansen, Swanton, Reynolds, Harbine, Cub Creek Recreational Area, Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area, Crystal Springs Campground, Camp Jefferson, Alexandria State Recreation Area, Gladstone and Buckley Creek Recreational Area. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.