Kansas, Nebraska Severe Flood Warning | Effective 10/01/2026 07:30

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued October 1 at 9:30AM CDT until October 1 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
October 1, 2026 - 7:30am
Expires: 
October 1, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas... Nebraska... Republican River Near Hardy affecting Jewell, Nuckolls and Republic Counties. Republican River At Guide Rock affecting Webster and Nuckolls Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Republican River near Hardy. * WHEN...Until this evening. * IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Water floods rural agricultural land. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.5 feet, which is still slightly below minor flood stage of 11.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise just barely above flood stage this afternoon and crest around 11.1 feet. It is then forecast to slip back below flood stage by sunset this evening and continue gradually falling over the next few days. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
Area Description: 
Jewell, KS; Republic, KS; Nuckolls, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov