Warning Vector

Flood Warning

NWS Omaha/Valley NE ยท US

Updated
This event was updated at .

Details

Flood Warning Now In Effect Until Monday Afternoon

Event
Flood Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Observed
Response
Avoid

Description

Overview

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska... Big Blue River Near Barneston affecting Gage County. .This update reflects a slight decrease in the forecasted river crest.

What

Minor flooding is forecast.

Where

Big Blue River near Barneston.

When

Until Monday afternoon.

Impacts

At 20.0 feet, Rural lowlands continue to flood.

Additional details

- At 8:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 14.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 21.8 feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday evening. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 21.9 feet on 06/28/1979. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. Additional information is available at water.noaa.gov. The next statement will be issued this evening at 845 PM CDT.

Affected areas

  • Gage County, NE

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Omaha/Valley NE

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m10s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M3YD50N9XM0NW73EH3Q2WACW
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6f4cfaea53293ddec45998f00ee72d354245be1b.001.1
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
AWIPS ID
CAPOAX
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.2191
WMO heading
XOUS53
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
53

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFLS
NationalWeatherServiceFLW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFLSOAX
WMOidentifierWGUS83 KOAX 021333
NWSheadlineFLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-261005T1900Z/
eventEndingTime2026-10-05T14:00:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
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Locations

Location data

  • Gage County, NE
NameValue
SAME031067
UGCNEC067
Polygons
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