NWS Omaha/Valley NEFL.W 0016October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Lancaster, NE
The National Weather Service office in Omaha/Valley issued a flood warning for Lancaster in Nebraska, which was in force until 3:00 p.m. local time on October 2. It was the 16th 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 38.1 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
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:57 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 3:00 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KOAX FL.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
...The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Nebraska... Salt Creek At North 27th Street affecting Lancaster County. Salt Creek at Roca affecting Lancaster County. Salt Creek At Greenwood affecting Cass County. Additional information is available at water.noaa.gov. The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 100 PM CDT. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Salt Creek at North 27th Street. * WHEN...From early this morning to Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 26.5 feet, Areas of the North Bottoms begin to flood as does the area around, and including, the baseball field at Haymarket Park. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:25 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 21.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 20.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 12:25 AM CDT Thursday was 21.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 26.6 feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage this evening. - Flood stage is 20.5 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 26.5 feet on 07/24/1993. - 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.