Heavy rain brings flooding to Lincoln, several overnight responses from LFR

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Torrential rainfall brought flash flooding to Lincoln late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning.

Lincoln Fire and Rescue called out to several water rescues overnight. From the Lincoln Transportation and Utilities camera, several boat rescues could be seen at the 11th St. and Cornhusker Hwy. intersection.

LFR said in a Facebook post they had over a dozen calls for people trapped in flooded vehicles. They say rigs used the water rescue team to help everacuate and save around 20 people from several businesses in flooded areas.

“Great work by our teams on the streets keeping everyone accounted for and safe,” LFR posted on Facebook. “Remember it is best to not drive through any water if possible, but if you do, the LFR crews and the Water Rescue Team are always ready to respond.”

There are several roads around Lancaster County that are closed as of 6 a.m. Thursday.

Those include:

• Little Salt Rd. east and west of Highway 77
• Ashland Rd. between 70th St. and 84th St.
• N. 84th St. between Ashland Rd. and Little Salt Rd.
• W. Panama Rd. between SW 58th St. and SW 72nd St
• SW 29th St. between Sprague Rd. and W. Stagecoach Rd.
• Raymond Rd. between N. 141st St. and N. 162nd St.
• SW 14th St. between Sprague Rd. and W. Stagecoach Rd.
• N. 162nd St. between Raymond Rd. and Greenwood Rd.
• N. 134th St. between Cannongate Rd. and Waverly Rd.
• Waverly Rd. between N. 141st St. and N. 112th St.
• S. 14th St. north of Saltillo Rd.
• S. 38th St. south of Roca Rd. and north of Martell Rd.
• SW 2nd St., between Highway 33 and Sprague Rd.
• Intersection of Raymond Rd. and NW 1st St.
• SW 40th St. between A St. and O St.
• N 112th St. between Alvo Rd. and Highway 6
• SW 86th St. between W. Panama Rd. and W. Olive Creek Rd.
• Intersection of Waverly Rd. and 134th St.
• W. Agnew Rd. east of N. 14th St. to N. 27th St.
• SW 56th St. between W. Claire Ave. and W. Pioneers Blvd.
• W. Old Cheney Rd. between SW 56th St. and SW 84th

Nebraska 511 also shared a post saying a portion of Highway 77 had to be shut down to due flooding, but that has since been reopened.

Malcolm Public Schools said it has canceled classes on Thursday due to flooding at the sewer plant in town.

The flooding threat is not over either, even though there will be significantly less rain on Thursday.

Experts are now keeping an eye on crest levels for local rivers and creeks. The Salt Creek and Antelope Creek are both very high right now in Lincoln.

UPDATE (Oct. 1. at 2 p.m.):

Two additional roads have been closed due to flooding:

• Agnew Road between North 134th and North 112th streets.
• Greenwood Road between North 176th and 190th streets.

The following have been reopened:

• West Panama Road between Southwest 58th and Southwest 72nd streets.
• South 38th Street between Roca and Martell roads.
• South 14th Street north of Saltillo Road.
• Southwest 86th Street between West Panama Road and West Olive Creek Road.