NWS Omaha/Valley NEFA.W 0016October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Gage, Jefferson, Saline and 1 more, NE
The National Weather Service office in Omaha/Valley issued a flood warning for Gage, Jefferson, Saline and 1 more in Nebraska, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on October 1. It was the 16th areal flood warning the NWS office in Omaha/Valley issued in 2026. Nebraska had 40 flood warnings in October 2026, against 3 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Nebraska's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 7.2 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, Saline and 1 more
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:51 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KOAX FA.W 0016
- 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...West Central Gage County in southeastern Nebraska... Jefferson County in southeastern Nebraska... Saline County in southeastern Nebraska... Southwestern Seward County in southeastern Nebraska... * WHEN...Until 800 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1250 PM CDT, emergency management reported continued flooding across the warned area due to the very heavy rainfall that occurred on Wednesday night. Flooding is already occurring. In many locations, the water is slowly receding, but will continue for several hours, especially in low lying areas along larger creeks and rivers. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain have fallen. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Fairbury, Crete, Wilber, Friend, Dorchester, De Witt, Plymouth, Western, Daykin, Cordova, Endicott, Jansen, Tobias, Swanton, Reynolds, Harbine, Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area, The Highway 41 and 15 South Junction and Willard Meyer Recreation 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.