Omaha Fire called to apartment fire near Midtown
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Fire Department was at a fire at an apartment building Thursday night. Around 9:30 p.m., a call went out to the complex at 37th Avenue and Marcy Street near Midtown. There are no injuries to report. An official told First Alert 6 at the...
Middletown neighbors describe fiery crash into home
Roosevelt Boulevard is closed until further notice.
‘Never Seen It That High’: Omaha (NE) Flooding Prompts 80 Water-Rescue Calls Across City
Persistent rains pelted already saturated ground across eastern Nebraska and flash-flooded parts of the Omaha and Lincoln areas overnight Wednesday into Thursday. Sarpy County residents woke up to road closures along parts of Nebraska Highway 370, with flooding near 25th Street and 168th Street. Enough water fell to ke
Rusty’s First Alert 6 Forecast: Lighter showers today before fantastic fall air moves in
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A narrow swath of 2″ to as much as 8″ of rain fell in the metro and surrounding area over the last 48 hours. Most of it fell last night and caused the flooding issues late Wednesday night. Now today we’ll see spotty light...
Semi spins out on slick I-80 in Omaha amid heavy downpours
Dashcam captures an out-of-control semi-truck narrowly missing traffic as it spins across a slick stretch of Interstate 80 in Omaha amid heavy rain.
Man rescues 10 neighbors during Papillion Creek flooding: ‘God was with me’
A Millard man says he rescued 10 neighbors during a Papillion Creek flash flood. He says God was with him. Cleanup is now underway.
Flash flooding causes trail closures, road issues across Southwest Iowa
Mosquito Creek and West Nishnabotna spill over banks, but mudslide near Crescent mostly cleaned up amid flash floods.
Flood Warning issued in Omaha into Thursday afternoon
Heavy rainfall from those overnight thunderstorms have prompted a Flood Warning. This is expected to lift by Thursday afternoon, and it's important you have a plan in place for your morning commute. Turn around, don't drown if you see puddling on roadways. Additionally, rivers will continue to swell throughout the morn
Nebraska floods: Gov. Pillen signs disaster declaration
LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Gov. Jim Pillen has signed a disaster declaration for areas affected by Wednesday night’s flooding. “The governor has been continually briefed on damage assessments and has ordered state resources to be made available to meet any needs,” his spokeswoman told us Thursday afternoon. Omaha...
Omaha floods: Reservoir system prevents catastrophic flooding
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Officials with the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District said overnight flooding could have been worse without a decades-long reservoir system that manages water during storms. Wehrspann Lake rose about 8 feet overnight after heavy rain Wednesday night. A shelter near the lake was almost
