Nebraska Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/09/2026 14:16

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 9 at 3:16PM MDT until July 9 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 9, 2026 - 2:16pm
Expires: 
July 9, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
FFWCYS The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central Dawes County in the panhandle of Nebraska... East Central Sioux County in the panhandle of Nebraska... * Until 615 PM MDT. * At 316 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... Crawford, Soldier Creek Campground, Whitney Lake and Fort Robinson State Park.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep terrain, especially in and around these areas.
Area Description: 
Dawes, NE; Sioux, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cheyenne WY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov