Nebraska, Wyoming Severe Flood Watch | Effective 08/13/2026 01:42

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued August 13 at 2:42AM MDT until August 13 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 13, 2026 - 1:42am
Expires: 
August 13, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of panhandle Nebraska, including the following areas, Banner County, Box Butte County, Cheyenne County, Kimball County, Morrill County and Scotts Bluff County and southeast Wyoming, including the following areas, Central Laramie County, East Laramie County and South Laramie Range Foothills. * WHEN...From this afternoon through this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Strong thunderstorms with heavy rainfall will be possible. Precipitation rates of 1 to 2 inches in an hour or less may occur locally in the strongest thunderstorms. Areas that received significant precipitation yesterday may also receive additional moderate to heavy precipitation today. - 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: 
Box Butte; Scotts Bluff; Banner; Morrill; Kimball; Cheyenne; South Laramie Range Foothills; Central Laramie County; East Laramie County
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cheyenne WY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov