# Flash Flood Warning for Saline, Seward and Lancaster Counties Through 2:00 AM

Crete, NE — Life-threatening flash flooding is hitting southeastern Nebraska tonight, and emergency managers report cars are already stranded in Crete and elsewhere in Saline County. The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Flash Flood Warning for southwestern Lancaster, northeastern Saline and southeastern Seward counties through 2:00 AM CDT.

## What is happening:

At 10:56 PM CDT, emergency managers confirmed flooding in Crete with numerous stranded vehicles. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen across the warned area, and rain is still falling at 1 to 2 inches an hour, with another 1 to 3 inches possible. Forecasters call this life-threatening flash flooding — it is already occurring.

## Local impacts:

Expect life-threatening flooding of creeks and streams, city streets, highways and underpasses. Communities in the warned area include Crete, Denton, the Walnut Creek Recreation Area, Conestoga State Recreation Area and Bluestem State Recreation Area. Do not drive into the warned area tonight — stranded vehicles are already being reported.

## What to do:

- Turn around, don't drown: never drive across flooded roads.

- If you see water rising around you, get to higher ground immediately.

- Abandon a stalled vehicle and move to higher ground if water starts rising around it.

*Source: National Weather Service, Omaha/Valley, September 30, 2026. Reported by TNW News.*