Subtropical Storm Josephine will continue to bring significant coastal flooding impacts, dangerous marine conditions, and beach erosion along portions of the Eastern Seaboard. A Pacific storm will interact with tropical moisture and bring excessive rainfall, severe thunderstorms, and high elevation snow to California, the Southwest, and Four Corners region. Read More >
Overview
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Training, efficient rain-producing thunderstorms led to a band of 3 to locally 10 inches across southeast Nebraska into southwest Iowa. Numerous cars were stranded on flooded roadways across the area, with water rescues reported in both Omaha and Lincoln. Notably, the one day rainfall total of 6.15 inches at the Lincoln Airport was an all-time record, breaking the previous record of 5.45 inches set on August 29, 1910. |
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Rain Reports
...PRECIPITATION REPORTS... Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Iowa... ...Harrison County... WOODBINE 1.97 in 0219 AM 10/01 41.75N/95.72W ...Pottawattamie County... 4 NE Crescent 4.98 in 1240 AM 10/01 41.41N/95.80W Carter Lake 4.41 in 1239 AM 10/01 41.29N/95.92W 2 SE Carter Lake 4.20 in 1239 AM 10/01 41.27N/95.89W UNDERWOOD 2.83 in 0219 AM 10/01 41.39N/95.68W ...Nebraska... ...Cass County... 1 SW Plattsmouth 3.60 in 1237 AM 10/01 41.00N/95.90W Plattsmouth Airport 1.78 in 0215 AM 10/01 40.95N/95.92W ...Dodge County... Fremont Airport 1.27 in 0215 AM 10/01 41.45N/96.52W ...Douglas County... 1 SW Millard 8.27 in 1237 AM 10/01 41.19N/96.18W 1 WNW Millard 8.22 in 1237 AM 10/01 41.21N/96.18W 5 SSW Elkhorn 8.10 in 1228 AM 10/01 41.22N/96.26W 1 SSW Boys Town 7.73 in 0100 AM 10/01 41.25N/96.14W 2 SW Boys Town 7.48 in 1237 AM 10/01 41.24N/96.16W 0.9 N Millard 7.47 in 0215 AM 10/01 41.22N/96.16W 3.1 E Ralston 7.00 in 0125 AM 10/01 41.21N/95.98W 2 SE Boys Town 6.75 in 1225 AM 10/01 41.23N/96.10W Deer Creek 11th Tee Box 6.27 in 0213 AM 10/01 41.32N/96.11W 1 SSW Omaha 6.22 in 1238 AM 10/01 41.25N/96.02W 4 S Bennington 6.21 in 1238 AM 10/01 41.32N/96.17W 3 ENE Elkhorn 6.14 in 1238 AM 10/01 41.30N/96.18W Boys Town 6.14 in 1238 AM 10/01 41.26N/96.14W 0.8 SE Boys Town 6.00 in 0145 AM 10/01 41.25N/96.12W 2 N Omaha 5.26 in 1239 AM 10/01 41.30N/96.01W 3.9 N Boys Town 5.25 in 0215 AM 10/01 41.31N/96.12W 2 NE Omaha 5.20 in 1145 PM 09/30 41.28N/95.99W Omaha Eppley Airfield 4.71 in 0152 AM 10/01 41.32N/95.90W Millard Airport 4.49 in 0215 AM 10/01 41.20N/96.12W Valley 1 WNW 4.22 in 1200 AM 10/01 41.32N/96.37W 3 SSW Bennington 3.53 in 1040 PM 09/30 41.33N/96.17W ...Lancaster County... 5 SSE Lincoln 7.61 in 1235 AM 10/01 40.75N/96.65W 4 ENE Lincoln 7.37 in 1233 AM 10/01 40.84N/96.62W 5 NNE Roca 6.66 in 1233 AM 10/01 40.73N/96.63W 4 W Lincoln 6.15 in 1233 AM 10/01 40.83N/96.76W Capital Beach 5.97 in 0213 AM 10/01 40.82N/96.73W Lincoln Airport 5.77 in 0216 AM 10/01 40.85N/96.77W 1 N Davey 5.22 in 1053 PM 09/30 40.99N/96.67W SPRING CREEK PRAIRIE LINCOLN 5.11 in 1200 AM 10/01 40.70N/96.85W 3 NNW Lincoln 5.10 in 1049 PM 09/30 40.86N/96.70W 2 NW Malcolm 5.04 in 1231 AM 10/01 40.94N/96.89W 5 SSW Valparaiso 4.83 in 1048 PM 09/30 41.02N/96.87W 5 WSW Lincoln 4.72 in 0948 PM 09/30 40.80N/96.77W 3 ESE Denton 4.47 in 1232 AM 10/01 40.73N/96.78W 6 WNW Lincoln 4.42 in 0947 PM 09/30 40.83N/96.79W 1 SE Waverly 4.42 in 1236 AM 10/01 40.91N/96.52W 3 NNE Denton 4.08 in 0946 PM 09/30 40.78N/96.82W 4 W Raymond 4.00 in 0951 PM 09/30 40.96N/96.85W 2 NNW Denton 3.95 in 0945 PM 09/30 40.77N/96.86W 4 NNW Lincoln 3.87 in 0947 PM 09/30 40.87N/96.72W 4 SW Denton 3.71 in 0945 PM 09/30 40.71N/96.91W 4 WSW Martell 3.55 in 0945 PM 09/30 40.63N/96.83W 4 SE Denton 3.55 in 0949 PM 09/30 40.70N/96.80W SPRING CREEK PRAIRIE LINCOLN 3.30 in 0200 AM 10/01 40.70N/96.85W 3.4 E Denton 3.14 in 0215 AM 10/01 40.73N/96.78W 4.8 S Malcolm 3.04 in 0215 AM 10/01 40.84N/96.87W ...Richardson County... Falls City Airport 2.32 in 0216 AM 10/01 40.07N/95.58W ...Saline County... 4 ESE Dorchester 4.67 in 1232 AM 10/01 40.62N/97.06W 5 SSW Friend 3.22 in 0944 PM 09/30 40.58N/97.30W 1 ESE Crete 3.21 in 0944 PM 09/30 40.62N/96.95W 8 SSE Friend 3.11 in 1232 AM 10/01 40.54N/97.22W Friend 2.54 in 0943 PM 09/30 40.65N/97.28W ...Sarpy County... 3 ENE Gretna 7.40 in 0109 AM 10/01 41.16N/96.19W 2 W La Vista 4.60 in 1238 AM 10/01 41.19N/96.08W 1.1 SW Chalco 4.15 in 0215 AM 10/01 41.17N/96.15W 2 WSW Chalco 4.00 in 1031 PM 09/30 41.17N/96.17W Offutt Afb 1.35 in 0155 AM 10/01 41.12N/95.92W ...Saunders County... Ithaca 8.00 in 0121 AM 10/01 41.16N/96.54W 1 SE Memphis 6.60 in 1236 AM 10/01 41.09N/96.42W Ashland 5.42 in 1236 AM 10/01 41.05N/96.38W 3 NNE Ashland 5.15 in 1236 AM 10/01 41.08N/96.35W ...Seward County... Milford 6.50 in 0107 AM 10/01 40.78N/97.05W 4 SE Beaver Crossing 5.06 in 1229 AM 10/01 40.74N/97.24W 2 SW Milford 4.95 in 1230 AM 10/01 40.76N/97.08W 1 SSE Goehner 4.87 in 1230 AM 10/01 40.82N/97.21W 1 ESE Seward 4.87 in 1231 AM 10/01 40.91N/97.08W 1 NNE Seward 4.67 in 1231 AM 10/01 40.92N/97.09W 1 E Beaver Crossing 4.42 in 0943 PM 09/30 40.78N/97.26W 1 SW Beaver Crossing 4.09 in 0942 PM 09/30 40.76N/97.30W 2 SSE Milford 3.76 in 0943 PM 09/30 40.75N/97.04W 3 SW Seward 3.70 in 0944 PM 09/30 40.88N/97.14W 2 W Tamora 3.57 in 0943 PM 09/30 40.89N/97.26W 2.4 N Pleasant Dale 2.77 in 0215 AM 10/01 40.83N/96.94W ...Washington County... Washington 7.00 in 0119 AM 10/01 41.40N/96.21W 5 NNE Bennington 5.50 in 1239 AM 10/01 41.43N/96.12W Blair Muni 4.46 in 0215 AM 10/01 41.42N/96.12W 5.1 W Blair 1.60 in 0210 AM 10/01 41.57N/96.23W Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
Storm Reports
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 PM Flash Flood 1 SE Malcolm 40.90N 96.86W
09/30/2026 Lancaster NE Public
Report of flooding on Malcolm Road southeast
of Malcolm along with portions of Highway
34. Report relayed via Facebook.
1030 PM Flash Flood Beaver Crossing 40.78N 97.28W
09/30/2026 Seward NE Public
Public posted a video of flash flooding
taken at 10:30pm.
1034 PM Flash Flood Ceresco 41.06N 96.65W
09/30/2026 Saunders NE Public
Ongoing flash flooding in town in Ceresco,
NE.
1047 PM Flash Flood Crete 40.63N 96.96W
09/30/2026 Saline NE Emergency Mngr
Emergency management reported numerous cars
stranded in Crete and throughout Saline
County. Report relayed via NWSChat.
1050 PM Flash Flood 3 SSW Lincoln 40.77N 96.70W
09/30/2026 Lancaster NE Public
Report relayed via social media with video
of a water rescue ongoing at 14th and
Nebraska Parkway.
1054 PM Flash Flood 4 NNW Lincoln 40.87N 96.73W
09/30/2026 Lancaster NE Public
Public report with video of flowing water in
parking lot resulting in stalled vehicles.
1058 PM Flash Flood 1 W Daykin 40.32N 97.31W
09/30/2026 Jefferson NE Emergency Mngr
Emergency management reported water over
Highway 4 just west of Daykin. Report
relayed via NWSChat.
1101 PM Flash Flood 4 ENE Lincoln 40.84N 96.62W
09/30/2026 Lancaster NE Public
Public report with video of 1 foot flowing
water at 70th and Adams.
1115 PM Flash Flood 2 NNW Lincoln 40.84N 96.71W
09/30/2026 Lancaster NE Broadcast Media
Report with video of several vehicles
submerged under water at 11th and Cornhusker
Highway.
1119 PM Flash Flood 1 WNW Ralston 41.20N 96.05W
09/30/2026 Douglas NE Public
Report of water up to the door at some
apartments near 84th and Q.
1130 PM Flash Flood 1 SW Millard 41.19N 96.18W
09/30/2026 Douglas NE Public
Multiple social media reports of flooding at
168th and Harrison. The fire department is
rescuing people from their cars.
1139 PM Flash Flood 1 ESE Millard 41.20N 96.14W
09/30/2026 Douglas NE Public
Corrects previous flash flood report from 1
ESE Millard. Delayed public report of a foot
of standing water over Q street near Millard
Avenue.
1158 PM Flash Flood 1 WSW Chalco 41.18N 96.15W
09/30/2026 Sarpy NE Public
Delayed public report of flowing water over
Giles Road between 151st-147th.
1200 AM Flash Flood 3 SE Omaha 41.23N 95.97W
10/01/2026 Douglas NE Public
Delayed public report of submerged cars in
the road at 40th and Valley.
1215 AM Flash Flood 1 S Millard 41.19N 96.15W
10/01/2026 Sarpy NE Public
Delayed public report of multiple cars
submerged in a parking lot.
1225 AM Flash Flood 3 SE Boys Town 41.23N 96.09W
10/01/2026 Douglas NE Trained Spotter
Water over the road at 114th and Center.
1231 AM Flash Flood 5 N Crescent 41.43N 95.86W
10/01/2026 Pottawattamie IA Emergency Mngr
Emergency management report of a mudslide
from heavy rainfall over both lanes on Old
Lincoln Highway between Sumac to 170th St.
1255 AM Flash Flood 2 NW Lincoln 40.84N 96.71W
10/01/2026 Lancaster NE Public
Delayed public report of several inches of
flowing over roads and parking lots near
11th and Cornhusker.
0215 AM Flood 1 SSE Ceresco 41.05N 96.64W
10/01/2026 Saunders NE Public
US Highway 77 closed at Ceresco due to
flooding.
Flooding
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City of Bellevue |
Antelope Creek in Lincoln |
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Wahoo Fire Department |
L Street in Omaha |
Hwy 370 and 25th Street in Bellevue |
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