⚠️ Flood Warning – Jewell, KS; Mitchell, KS – Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Flood Warning issued September 30 at 9:07PM CDT until October 1 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE…Southeastern Jewell County in north central Kansas…
Eastern Mitchell County in north central Kansas…

* WHEN…Until noon CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS…Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 900 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that much of the Warning area had picked up at least 2-4 inches
of rain in the last few hours. Some flooding of several rural
roads is likely. Area creeks and rivers will also experience at
least significant within-bank rises, and mainly minor flooding of
main rivers is also possible. At least portions of the Warning
area could receive at least another 1-2 inches of rain tonight
before rain moves out or becomes much lighter, and at least some
lighter rain could also fall during the day Thursday before rain
completely ends for several days.
– This includes the following streams and drainages…
Fifth Creek, Fourth Creek, Turkey Creek, Prairie Creek, Buffalo
Creek, Mulberry Creek, West Asher Creek, East Marsh Creek, Marsh
Creek, Rock Creek, Plum Creek, Little Salt Creek, Marshall Creek,
Little Cheyenne Creek, Salt Creek, Dry Creek, Asher Creek,
Antelope Creek, East Asher Creek and West Rock Creek.
– Some locations that could experience flooding include…
Beloit, Asherville, Simpson, Randall, Scottsville and Victor.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.