NWS Omaha/Valley NEFA.W 0009October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Mills, Pottawattamie, Cass and 3 more, IA and NE
The National Weather Service office in Omaha/Valley issued a flood warning for Mills, Pottawattamie, Cass and 3 more in Iowa, Nebraska, which was in force until 1:00 p.m. local time on October 1. It was the 9th areal flood warning the NWS office in Omaha/Valley issued in 2026. Iowa had 43 flood warnings in October 2026, against 10 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Iowa's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 11.2 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
- Mills, Pottawattamie, Cass and 3 more
- State
- Iowa
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:48 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KOAX FA.W 0009
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is ongoing. * WHERE...West Central Mills County in southwestern Iowa... Southwestern Pottawattamie County in southwestern Iowa... Douglas County in east central Nebraska... Sarpy County in east central Nebraska... East Central Saunders County in east central Nebraska... North Central Cass County in southeastern Nebraska... * WHEN...Until 100 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 145 AM CDT, emergency management reported in several locations across the Omaha metro. Flooding is already occurring. Between 5 and 8 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... Omaha, Council Bluffs, Bellevue, Papillion, Ralston, Gretna, Bennington, Boys Town, Elkhorn, Millard, Offutt AFB, La Vista, Carter Lake, Valley, Springfield, Waterloo, Crescent, Cedar Creek, Aksarben and Chalco. - This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 428 and 454. Interstate 29 between mile markers 43 and 63. Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 1 and 11. - For flood safety information, visit 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. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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.