⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Cass, NE; Lancaster, NE – Thursday, October 1, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued October 1 at 12:11AM CDT until October 1 at 3:15AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

Details

FFWOAX

The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Western Cass County in southeastern Nebraska…
East Central Lancaster County in southeastern Nebraska…

* Until 315 AM CDT.

* At 1211 AM CDT, emergency management reported ongoing flash
flooding southeast of Ashland. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional
rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE…Emergency management reported.

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…
Eagle, Elmwood, Greenwood, Murdock, Walton, Alvo, South Bend,
Mahoney State Park, Camp Carol Joy Holling, Schramm Park State
Recreation Area, Platte River State Park and Louisville State
Recreation Area.

This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 412 and
426.

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.