Record rainfall resulted in dozens of road closures and several water rescues across Lancaster County overnight.
Antelope Creek, next to the Bob Devaney Sports Center, is flooded on Thursday after a day of historic rain in Lincoln.
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The Intersection of North 134th Street and Rock Creek Road was closed Thursday due to flooding.
A Lincoln traffic camera shows a rescue crew using a boat to traverse flooded streets at 11th and Cornhusker Highway.
Flooding at North 162nd and Raymond Road on Thursday morning.
Photos and videos: Historic rainfall falls across Lancaster County
Antelope Creek flooding on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, after Lincoln received an all-time record 6.15 inches of rain on Wednesday.
Holmes Lake flooding on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, after Lincoln received an all-time record 6.15 inches of rain on Wednesday.
Holmes Lake flooding on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, after Lincoln received an all-time record 6.15 inches of rain on Wednesday.
Holmes Lake flooding on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, after Lincoln received an all-time record 6.15 inches of rain on Wednesday.
Flooding at North 162nd and Raymond Road on Thursday morning.
Flooding at North 162nd and Raymond Road on Thursday morning.
Antelope Creek, next to the Bob Devaney Sports Center, is flooded on Thursday after a day of historic rain in Lincoln.
Antelope Creek, top left, and Oak Creek, right, merge with Salt Creek near Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Lincoln. The Lincoln Airport received 6.15 inches of rain Wednesday, setting an all-time record for rainfall in a single calendar day in Lincoln, according to the National Weather Service.
Cars pass over Salt Creek via the bridge on North 14th Street on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Lincoln. The Lincoln Airport received 6.15 inches of rain Wednesday, setting an all-time record for rainfall in a single calendar day in Lincoln, according to the National Weather Service.
Water flows through Antelope Creek, a key urban flood control channel designed to handle storm runoff, beside North Antelope Valley Parkway on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Lincoln. The Lincoln Airport received 6.15 inches of rain Wednesday, setting an all-time record for rainfall in a single calendar day in Lincoln, according to the National Weather Service.
Water flows through Antelope Creek, a key urban flood control channel designed to handle storm runoff, beside North Antelope Valley Parkway on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Lincoln. The Lincoln Airport received 6.15 inches of rain Wednesday, setting an all-time record for rainfall in a single calendar day in Lincoln, according to the National Weather Service.
The Intersection of North 134th Street and Rock Creek Road was closed Thursday due to flooding.
at Union Plaza on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Lincoln.
at Union Plaza on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Lincoln.
Residents walk the edges of Antelope Creek which flooded the area around Union Plaza on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Lincoln.
A turtle statue partially submerged peeks its head out from the flooded Antelope creek waterway at Union Plaza on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Lincoln.
A pedestrian navigates Billy Wolff Trail past the flooded areas around Union Plaza on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Lincoln.
A bicyclist navigates the Billy Wolff Trail past flooded areas around Union Plaza on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Lincoln.
Residents walk along the edges of Antelope Creek, which flooded the area around Union Plaza on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Lincoln.
Pedestrians look at the flooding at Holmes Lake Park on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Lincoln. The Lincoln Airport received 6.15 inches of rain Wednesday, setting an all-time record for rainfall in a single calendar day in Lincoln, according to the National Weather Service.
Parts of Holmes Lake Park remain underwater following last nights rain, as pictured on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Lincoln. The Lincoln Airport received 6.15 inches of rain Wednesday, setting an all-time record for rainfall in a single calendar day in Lincoln, according to the National Weather Service.
A vehicle passes through some light flooding on the road at Holmes Lake Park on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Lincoln. The Lincoln Airport received 6.15 inches of rain Wednesday, setting an all-time record for rainfall in a single calendar day in Lincoln, according to the National Weather Service.
A mallard duck swims over a submerged fishing dock at Holmes Lake on Thursday.
