Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 5 at 8:53PM CDT until June 6 at 1:30AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 5, 2026 - 6:53pm
Expires:
June 5, 2026 - 11:30pm
Description:
FFWOAX
The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Gage County in southeastern Nebraska...
Southern Lancaster County in southeastern Nebraska...
* Until 130 AM CDT.
* At 853 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of
1 to 2 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...
Hickman, Firth, Cortland, Panama, Roca, Hallam, Sprague, Stagecoach
State Recreation Area, Bluestem State Recreation Area, Wagon Train
State Recreation Area and Olive Creek State 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:
Gage, NE; Lancaster, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov