Nebraska Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/09/2026 15:31

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 9 at 4:31PM MDT until July 9 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 9, 2026 - 3:31pm
Expires: 
July 9, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
FFWCYS The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Box Butte County in the panhandle of Nebraska... South Central Dawes County in the panhandle of Nebraska... * Until 730 PM MDT. * At 431 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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... Box Butte Reservoir, Box Butte Campground and Box Butte Dam.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Box Butte, NE; Dawes, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cheyenne WY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov