NWS Omaha/Valley NEFL.W 0015September 30, 2026
Flood Warning: Saunders, NE
The National Weather Service office in Omaha/Valley issued a flood warning for Saunders in Nebraska, which was in force until 3:00 p.m. local time on October 2. It was the 15th river flood warning the NWS office in Omaha/Valley issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 32 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
- Saunders
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:51 p.m. CDT, September 30, 2026
- In force from
- 7:00 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 0015
- 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... Wahoo Creek At Ithaca affecting Saunders County. Additional information is available at water.noaa.gov. The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 1100 AM CDT. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Wahoo Creek at Ithaca. * WHEN...From Thursday morning to Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, The access road south of town is likely to flood. In addition, a low spot along Highway 66 just east of the gage site will flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 5.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 19.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest of 21.8 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 19.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 21.8 feet on 06/09/1967. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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