Nebraska Flash Flood Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 21:30

FFWOAX The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Saline County in southeastern Nebraska... * Until 230 AM CDT. * At 1130 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 3 inches in 1 hour. 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 indicated. 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, Wilber, Friend, Dorchester, Western, The Highway 41 and 15 South Junction, Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area, Swan Creek Reservoir Number 2 and Willard Meyer Recreation Area. This includes the following streams and drainages... North Fork Swan Creek Tributary, Sand Creek, South Fork Swan Creek Tributary, Dry Creek, Johnson Creek, West Fork Big Blue River, South Fork Swan Creek, Spring Creek, North Fork Swan Creek, Swan Creek Tributary, Plummers Branch, Brush Creek, Walnut Creek, Turkey Creek, Dry Branch, Big Blue River, Coon Creek, Swan Creek and Turkey Creek Tributary.