NWS Omaha/Valley NEFL.W 0007September 30, 2026
Flood Warning: Gage, NE
The National Weather Service office in Omaha/Valley issued a flood warning for Gage in Nebraska, which was in force until 2:00 a.m. local time on October 3. It was the 7th river flood warning the NWS office in Omaha/Valley issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2 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
- Gage
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:01 a.m. CDT, September 30, 2026
- In force from
- 12:38 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 a.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KOAX FL.W 0007
- 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... Big Blue River Near Barneston affecting Gage County. Big Blue River At Beatrice affecting Gage County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Big Blue River near Barneston. * WHEN...From late tonight to late Friday night. * IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Increasing farmlands flood along the bottomlands. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 7.7 feet. - Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 25.6 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage Friday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 25.7 feet on 05/10/1950. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. Additional information is available at water.noaa.gov. The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 915 AM CDT.
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.