NWS Omaha/Valley NEFL.W 0021October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Jefferson, NE
The National Weather Service office in Omaha/Valley issued a flood warning for Jefferson in Nebraska, which was in force until 9:00 a.m. local time on October 4. It was the 21st river 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 3 days; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Omaha/Valley NE
- Area
- Jefferson
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:00 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- In force from
- 12:24 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 a.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KOAX FL.W 0021
- 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
...The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Nebraska... Little Blue River Near Fairbury affecting Jefferson County. Additional information is available at water.noaa.gov. The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 100 PM CDT. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little Blue River near Fairbury. * WHEN...From this afternoon to Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 21.5 feet, Water starts going over the railroad tracks on the west end of Fairbury. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 17.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 21.9 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday afternoon. - Flood stage is 18.5 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 22.0 feet on 06/13/1984. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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.