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River Flood Warning 21, NWS Omaha, NE

June 26, 2018Saunders County, Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this river flood warning at Jun 26, 2018, 6:10 AM CDT for Saunders County, Nebraska. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 26, 2018, 6:10 AM CDT (11:10 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2018, 10:19 AM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Omaha, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Saunders County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Wahoo Creek at Wahoo (WOON1).

Action stage: 18 ft
Minor stage: 21 ft
Moderate stage: 24 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06803960, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

121 
WGUS43 KOAX 261110
FLWOAX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUIRED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
610 AM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018

...The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a flood warning 
for the following river in Nebraska...

  Wahoo Creek At Wahoo affecting Saunders County.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road.  The 
water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely. 
Turn around...don't drown!

Additional information is available at:
http://www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=oax

&&

NEC155-262310-
/O.NEW.KOAX.FL.W.0021.180626T1110Z-000000T0000Z/
/WOON1.1.ER.180626T0246Z.180626T0315Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
610 AM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a
* Flood Warning for 
  The Wahoo Creek At Wahoo.
* until further notice...or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 10:15 PM Monday the stage was 21.3 feet...or 0.3 feet above 
  flood stage.
* Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
* Forecast...the creek should drop back below flood stage by this 
  afternoon. 
* Impact...at 21.0 feet...At this level County Road J downstream of 
  Wahoo begins to flood.

&&

LAT...LON 4120 9669 4121 9661 4119 9657 4118 9659
      4119 9662 4118 9668             

$$

BCM

1 follow-up statement

751 
WGUS83 KOAX 261519
FLSOAX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
1019 AM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for...

  Wahoo Creek At Wahoo affecting Saunders County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road.  The 
water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely. 
Turn around...don't drown!

Additional information is available at:
http://www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=oax

&&

NEC155-261549-
/O.CAN.KOAX.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180626T1519Z/
/WOON1.1.ER.180626T0246Z.180626T0315Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1019 AM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Wahoo Creek At Wahoo.
* At  9:00 AM Tuesday the stage was 12.8 feet...or 8.2 feet below 
  flood stage.
* Flood stage is 21.0 feet.

&&

LAT...LON 4120 9669 4121 9661 4119 9657 4118 9659
      4119 9662 4118 9668             

$$
Pearson

The office that day

Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 25, 7:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OAX	Dodge	3 hr
Jun 25, 7:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OAX	Dodge	3 hr
Jun 25, 8:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OAX	Burt, Cuming, Thurston, Wayne	3 hr
Jun 25, 8:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OAX	Wayne	6 hr
Jun 25, 9:31 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OAX	Dodge	56 hr
Jun 25, 9:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OAX	Platte	12 hr
Jun 25, 9:58 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OAX	Thurston	24 hr
Jun 25, 11:11 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OAX	Butler, Polk, Seward	16 hr
Jun 26, 1:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OAX	Cuming, Wayne	8 hr
Jun 26, 10:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OAX	Burt, Butler, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Madison and 6 more	9 hr
Jun 26, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OAX	Washington	3 days
Jun 26, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OAX	Douglas, Sarpy	3 days
Jun 26, 10:32 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OAX	Cuming	33 hr
Jun 26, 3:30 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	OAX	Antelope, Boone, Butler, Cass, Colfax, Dodge and 17 more	3 days
Jun 26, 4:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OAX	Colfax	12 hr
Jun 26, 6:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OAX	Burt, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Madison, Platte and 5 more	12 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.