FLOOD WATCH
FLOOD WATCH ISSUED MAY 17 AT 12:32AM CDT UNTIL MAY 17 AT 5:00AM CDT
Effective: 2026-05-17 00:32:00
Expires: 2026-05-17 05:00:00
Issued by: NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Alert Text
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BEPOSSIBLE.
* 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
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Target Area
FREMONT, PAGE, LANCASTER, OTOE, SALINE, JEFFERSON, GAGE, JOHNSON, NEMAHA, PAWNEE, RICHARDSON
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