NWS Omaha/Valley NEFL.W 0017October 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 10:00 a.m. local time on October 2. It was the 17th 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 33 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
- In force from
- 12:58 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KOAX FL.W 0017
- 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 forecast. * WHERE...Salt Creek at Roca. * WHEN...Until Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 20.5 feet, Water reaches the bottom of the Roca Road bridge at the gage site. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:35 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 1.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 19.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early this morning to a crest of 20.9 feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon. - Flood stage is 19.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 20.9 feet on 06/19/2020. - 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.