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WGUS63 KOAX 170532
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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1232 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-
CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEWARD, LA VISTA, COUNCIL BLUFFS, YUTAN,
BELLEVUE, MILFORD, PAPILLION, ASHLAND, WAHOO, GLENWOOD, OMAHA, RED
OAK, PLATTSMOUTH, AND DAVID CITY
1232 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, MILLS, MONTGOMERY AND POTTAWATTAMIE
AND NEBRASKA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, BUTLER, CASS, DOUGLAS,
SARPY, SAUNDERS AND SEWARD.
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
HEED REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
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FREMONT-PAGE-LANCASTER-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-
PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BEATRICE, PAWNEE CITY, FARRAGUT, FAIRBURY,
HAMBURG, CRETE, LINCOLN, TECUMSEH, TABLE ROCK, TABOR, STERLING,
AUBURN, CLARINDA, NEBRASKA CITY, FALLS CITY, SHENANDOAH, WILBER, AND
SIDNEY
1232 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, FREMONT AND PAGE AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES, GAGE, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LANCASTER, NEMAHA,
OTOE, PAWNEE, RICHARDSON AND SALINE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- ONGOING STORM ACTIVITY WILL COMBINE WITH INCOMING STORMS FROM THE
WEST, WITH INCREASING FLOOD CHANCES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
SHORT-TERM MODELS INDICATE THAT 3-5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE, WITH
RAIN RATES OF 1-2 INCHES OR MORE IN ONE HOUR ALREADY OBSERVED.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
PETERSEN
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