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KEY MESSAGES

- Flood Warnings remain in effect for portions of Turkey Creek and the Big Blue River. Expiration times vary between Monday night and Tuesday.

- Expect a period of drying out for areas that were hard hit with last week's floods. Plenty of sunshine and highs in the 70s and 80s are expected each day.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1106 PM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026

River flooding continues along the Big Blue and Turkey Creek, with the crest beginning to move out of Beatrice. Most gages are expected to drop below flood stage by Monday night.

It was a another beautiful, dry day as high pressured remained over the region. A quick glance at visible satellite revealed a few wisps of clouds over the forecast area this afternoon, otherwise sunny skies prevailed. Temperatures once again pushed into the mid 70s by late afternoon.

Mostly sunny conditions will prevail over the next several days, with highs reaching at least the 70s through next week. A thermal ridge over the western CONUS will shift eastward Tuesday, warming us a few extra degrees, into the low 80s. While there is still a slight chance for a few warm air advection showers Thursday into Friday, the overall forecast remains dry through at least next weekend.

Longer range models are beginning to hint at a potent upper level trough digging through the western CONUS late next weekend. If this occurs, we can expect notable warming ahead of this system, with a chance for showers and storms, followed by cooler temperatures as the storm system moves through. But again, that's looking pretty far into the future where forecast details are still quite uncertain.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY/

Issued at 516 AM CDT Mon Oct 5 2026

Patchy fog has developed this morning in river valleys and low- lying areas, with a 20% probability of bringing MVFR conditions to the terminals through 05/14Z. Otherwise, VFR conditions are favored through the period. Winds will remain light and variable before becoming southerly and increasing after sunrise. Winds speeds may reach 12-15 kts with gusts up to 25 kts at KOFK, while speeds will generally remain in the 7-11 kt range southward towards KOMA and KLNK.

OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

NE...None. IA...None.