⚠️ Flood Warning – Lancaster, NE – Thursday, October 1, 2026

Flood Warning issued October 1 at 12:57AM CDT until October 2 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

Details

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

Salt Creek At North 27th Street affecting Lancaster County.

Salt Creek at Roca affecting Lancaster County.

Salt Creek At Greenwood affecting Cass County.

Additional information is available at water.noaa.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 100 PM CDT.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE…Salt Creek at North 27th Street.

* WHEN…From early this morning to Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS…At 26.5 feet, Areas of the North Bottoms begin to flood
as does the area around, and including, the baseball field at
Haymarket Park.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 12:25 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 21.6 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 20.5 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 12:25 AM CDT Thursday was 21.6 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 26.6 feet
this morning. It will then fall below flood stage this evening.
– Flood stage is 20.5 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of 26.5
feet on 07/24/1993.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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