⚠️ Flood Warning – Fremont, IA – Thursday, October 1, 2026

Flood Warning issued October 1 at 3:12AM CDT until October 5 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

Details

…The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Iowa…

Nishnabotna River Above Hamburg affecting Fremont County.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Nishnabotna River above Hamburg.

* WHEN…From Friday morning to late Sunday night.

* IMPACTS…At 27.5 feet, State Highway 275 south of the gage may be
threatened in several spots.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 3:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 16.1 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 23.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
tomorrow morning to a crest of 27.1 feet Saturday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage Sunday morning.
– Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of 27.3
feet on 06/15/1982.
– http://www.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.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

Additional information is available at water.noaa.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 315 PM CDT.

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