⚠️ Flood Warning – Fremont, IA; Mills, IA; Cass, NE; Gage, NE; Johnson, NE; Lancaster, NE; Otoe, NE – Thursday, October 1, 2026

Flood Warning issued October 1 at 2:50AM CDT until October 1 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE…West Central Fremont County in southwestern Iowa…
Southwestern Mills County in southwestern Iowa…
Southern Cass County in southeastern Nebraska…
Northern Gage County in southeastern Nebraska…
Northwestern Johnson County in southeastern Nebraska…
Southeastern Lancaster County in southeastern Nebraska…
Otoe County in southeastern Nebraska…

* WHEN…Until 100 PM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS…Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 249 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly
in the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen.
– Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Syracuse, Hickman, Weeping Water, Bennet, Elmwood, Firth, Adams,
Palmyra, Cortland, Sterling, Unadilla, Panama, Avoca, Union,
Clatonia, Roca, Hallam, Nehawka and Pickrell.
– For flood safety information, visit weather.gov/safety/flood.

Instructions

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.