A storm dumped more than 3 inches of rain overnight Monday, leading to significant flooding in multiple areas throughout Lincoln.
A flood warning is in effect Tuesday until 2:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The Weather Service said radar and ground observations suggest anywhere from 3-7 inches of rain fell in a short period of time. It cautioned that many roads remain flooded and creeks and rivers are likely to rise throughout the day.
The Weather Service warned that another round of strong thunderstorms was possible Tuesday afternoon and evening, most likely south of Interstate 80 and east of U.S. 77.
Nebraska Wesleyan employees Alex Mueller (left) and Andrew Britain load fallen branches into a cart Tuesday morning as they begin clean up the university’s campus after a storm overnight.
The Lincoln Airport reported 2.75 inches of rain between 11 p.m. Monday and 1 a.m. Tuesday and 3.75 inches total overnight. Sirens went off in Lincoln around midnight and the city was under a flash flood warning until 2:45 a.m.
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Just after midnight there were several reports of heavy flooding throughout the city, including areas in the Haymarket, an underpass at 48th Street and Cornhusker Highway and at an apartment near 56th and O streets, according to emergency scanner traffic.
Multiple cars had reportedly gotten stuck in floodwaters in north Lincoln, scanner traffic indicated. A couple of cars remained stranded under the North 48th Street bridge near Cornhusker Highway on Tuesday morning.
Two cars remain in standing water Tuesday morning at a bridge underpass near North 48th Street and Cornhusker Highway following Monday night’s storm.
The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning for the Lincoln area just before midnight, but the warning was allowed to expire at 12:15 a.m.
A tornado was reported just southwest of Lincoln at about midnight but dissipated before reaching city limits.
Monday night’s storm toppled the overhang of a Phillips 66 gas station at North 48th and Garland streets in Lincoln.
The storm had appeared capable of producing a tornado as it approached Lincoln and caused some damage in rural areas of Lancaster County. A horse farm near Rokeby reported damage to fences and a shed and some horses got out, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office.
The storm also knocked out Lincoln’s weather radio. The National Weather service said the radio transmitter was not operating as of 10 a.m. Tuesday and it was unclear when the issue would be fixed.
About 4,100 people in Lincoln were without power as of 1 a.m. according to Lincoln Electric System’s outage map. But by 7 a.m. Tuesday, fewer than 250 people remained without power.
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