⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Lancaster, NE; Saline, NE; Seward, NE – Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued September 30 at 8:41PM CDT until September 30 at 11:45PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

Details

FFWOAX

The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Central Lancaster County in southeastern Nebraska…
Northeastern Saline County in southeastern Nebraska…
Southeastern Seward County in southeastern Nebraska…

* Until 1145 PM CDT.

* At 841 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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…
Lincoln, Crete, Waverly, Wilber, Dorchester, Davey, Sprague,
Pioneers Park, Emerald, Lincoln Airport, Holmes Lake Park, Walton,
Denton, Yankee Hill Lake, Conestoga State Recreation Area, Bluestem
State Recreation Area, Walnut Creek Recreation Area and Olive Creek
State Recreation Area.

This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 392 and
412.

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.