Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 18 at 3:49PM CDT until May 18 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 1:49pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
FFWOAX
The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Eastern Gage County in southeastern Nebraska...
Johnson County in southeastern Nebraska...
Northwestern Pawnee County in southeastern Nebraska...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 349 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Tecumseh, Wymore, Adams, Sterling, Blue Springs, Pickrell, Filley,
Lewiston, Virginia, Crab Orchard, Holmesville, Vesta, Rockford,
Rockford State Recreation Area and St Mary.
This warning also covers Highway 136 which will see very heavy rain
between Beatrice and Tecumseh.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Gage, NE; Johnson, NE; Pawnee, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: