Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
673 WGUS43 KOAX 021917 FLWOAX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 217 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .The flood warning has been extended as the area is still experiencing flooding. IAC071-129-155-NEC023-025-055-109-131-151-153-155-159-030100- /O.EXT.KOAX.FA.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240703T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Fremont IA-Mills IA-Pottawattamie IA-Butler NE-Cass NE-Douglas NE- Lancaster NE-Otoe NE-Saline NE-Sarpy NE-Saunders NE-Seward NE- 217 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Iowa, including the following counties, Fremont, Mills and Pottawattamie and Nebraska, including the following counties, Butler, Cass, Douglas, Lancaster, Otoe, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders and Seward. * WHEN...Until 800 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 211 PM CDT, emergency management reported ongoing flooding. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain fell overnight. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. The threat for this much rain is low, but not impossible. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Omaha, Lincoln, Council Bluffs, Bellevue, Papillion, Seward, Ralston, Wahoo, Gretna, David City, Bennington, Boys Town, Elkhorn, Millard, Offutt AFB, La Vista, Crete, Plattsmouth, Glenwood and Carter Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 4137 9709 4141 9674 4132 9557 4112 9548 4089 9567 4079 9634 4060 9695 4058 9737 4126 9737 $$ Pearson