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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1246 AM CDT WED SEP 30 2026
.HEAVY RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. THIS RAIN WILL BE FOCUSED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE PLATTE
RIVER AND INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA. WHILE THIS RAIN IS SPREAD OUT OVER A
LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, FLASH FLOODING CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE FLASH
FLOODING THREAT IS HIGHEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
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MONONA-THURSTON-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-
COLFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WISNER, SCHUYLER, MACY, LYONS, COLUMBUS,
OAKLAND, MAPLETON, WEST POINT, WAYNE, TEKAMAH, WALTHILL, ST.
EDWARD, NORFOLK, DECATUR, WINNEBAGO, ALBION, PENDER, ONAWA, AND
STANTON
1246 AM CDT WED SEP 30 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL IOWA,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA, MONONA AND NEBRASKA, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS, BOONE, BURT, COLFAX, CUMING, MADISON, PLATTE,
STANTON, THURSTON AND WAYNE.
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT AS THE GREATEST RISK
AREA HAS SHIFTED TO THE SOUTH.
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HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-
SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAMBURG, MILFORD, FREMONT, PAPILLION, AUBURN,
LA VISTA, TECUMSEH, SHENANDOAH, HARLAN, MISSOURI VALLEY, WAHOO,
GLENWOOD, BELLEVUE, FALLS CITY, TABLE ROCK, SEWARD, CRETE, OMAHA,
BLAIR, SIDNEY, WILBER, FAIRBURY, LOGAN, DAVID CITY, FARRAGUT,
STERLING, WOODBINE, ASHLAND, TABOR, COUNCIL BLUFFS, CLARINDA,
NEBRASKA CITY, DUNLAP, BEATRICE, LINCOLN, RED OAK, PLATTSMOUTH,
PAWNEE CITY, AND YUTAN
1246 AM CDT WED SEP 30 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, FREMONT, HARRISON, MILLS, MONTGOMERY, PAGE, POTTAWATTAMIE
AND SHELBY AND NEBRASKA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, BUTLER,
CASS, DODGE, DOUGLAS, GAGE, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LANCASTER, NEMAHA,
OTOE, PAWNEE, RICHARDSON, SALINE, SARPY, SAUNDERS, SEWARD AND
WASHINGTON.
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH AND COULD FLOOD WITH MORE
HEAVY RAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- PROLONGED RAIN FALLING ON SATURATED SOIL COULD LEAD TO FLOODING
IN THE COMING DAYS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2-4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
IN MANY LOCATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS
TOPPING 5 TO 6 INCHES FOR SOME.
- FOR FLOOD SAFETY INFORMATION, VISIT WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
CASTILLO
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