Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 5 at 11:14PM CDT until June 6 at 4:15AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 5, 2026 - 9:14pm
Expires:
June 6, 2026 - 2:15am
Description:
FFWOAX
The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Lancaster County in southeastern Nebraska...
Saline County in southeastern Nebraska...
Southern Seward County in southeastern Nebraska...
* Until 415 AM CDT.
* At 1114 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of
2 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Crete, Milford, Friend, Dorchester, Beaver Crossing, Western,
Cordova, Tobias, Blue River State Recreation Area, Swan Creek
Reservoir Number 2, The Highway 41 and 15 South Junction, Willard
Meyer Recreation Area and Walnut Creek Recreation Area.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Lancaster, NE; Saline, NE; Seward, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS Omaha/Valley NE