Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 1 at 2:12AM CDT until October 1 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 1, 2026 - 12:12am
Expires:
October 1, 2026 - 10:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southeastern Franklin County in south central Nebraska...
Webster County in south central Nebraska...
* WHEN...Until noon CDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 206 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that much of the Warning area had picked up at least 2-4 inches
of rain over the past 24 hours. Primarily minor flooding of
several rural roads is likely. Area creeks and rivers will also
experience at least noticeable within- bank rises, and actual
flooding of main rivers is possible but less certain. Additional
off and on light rain remains possible today, mainly during the
morning hours, before rain completely ends for several days.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Oak Creek, Moorehouse Creek, Beaver Creek, School Creek, Farmers
Creek, Spring Creek, Walnut Creek, Rock Creek, Big Cottonwood
Creek, Center Creek, Ash Creek, Penny Creek, Bone Creek, Indian
Creek, Thompson Creek, Flat Creek, Willow Creek, Crooked Creek,
West Fork Elm Creek, amd Little Cottonwood Creek.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Red Cloud, Franklin, Blue Hill, Campbell, Bladen, Guide Rock,
Bloomington, Riverton, Cowles, Inavale and Rosemont.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Franklin, NE; Webster, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS Hastings NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov