Iowa, Nebraska Severe Flood Watch | Effective 06/21/2026 04:40

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued June 21 at 6:40AM CDT until June 21 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 21, 2026 - 4:40am
Expires: 
June 21, 2026 - 5:45am
Description: 
The Flood Watch will expire for portions of southwest Iowa, including the following areas, Fremont and Page and Nebraska, including the following areas, Boone, Butler, Cass, Colfax, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Platte, Richardson, Saline, Saunders and Seward. The flooding threat has ended. Therefore, the Flood Watch will expire at 7 AM CDT this morning. Within bank rises of area streams and rivers will continue this morning into early afternoon, with portions of the Big Blue River and its tributaries rising to near action stage, as well as Wahoo Creek near Ithaca.
Area Description: 
Fremont; Page; Boone; Platte; Colfax; Butler; Saunders; Seward; Lancaster; Cass; Otoe; Saline; Jefferson; Gage; Johnson; Nemaha; Pawnee; Richardson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE