Kansas, Nebraska Severe Flood Watch | Effective 09/30/2026 12:59

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued September 30 at 2:59PM CDT until October 1 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
September 30, 2026 - 12:59pm
Expires: 
October 1, 2026 - 2:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas, including the following counties, Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks and Smith and Nebraska, including the following counties, Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Dawson, Fillmore, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Kearney, Merrick, Nuckolls, Phelps, Polk, Thayer, Webster and York. * WHEN...Through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage and intensity through the evening hours. Cumulative rainfall totals of mainly 2-4 inches are expected with higher localized amounts of 4-7 inches possible. Some uncertainty still exists with northern extent of the heavy rain, but latest model trends suggest the greatest risk for the high end rain amounts will be southeast of a line from Holdrege to Doniphan to Osceola. Although some areas will not experience flooding, scattered instances of flooding and even considerable flash flooding are possible due to training thunderstorms, especially across areas still saturated from heavy rainfall last week. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Area Description: 
Phillips; Smith; Jewell; Rooks; Osborne; Mitchell; Merrick; Polk; Dawson; Buffalo; Hall; Hamilton; York; Gosper; Phelps; Kearney; Adams; Clay; Fillmore; Furnas; Harlan; Franklin; Webster; Nuckolls; Thayer
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov