⚠️ Flood Warning – Jewell, KS; Nuckolls, NE; Thayer, NE – Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Flood Warning issued September 30 at 9:28PM CDT until October 1 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE…Northern Jewell County in north central Kansas…
Nuckolls County in south central Nebraska…
Thayer 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 922 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that much of the Warning area had picked up at least 2.5 to 4.5
inches of rain in the last few hours. At least minor 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 some 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 areal Flood Warning effectively replaces the previously-
issued Flood Advisory valid until 2 AM Thursday for the same
area.
– This includes the following streams and drainages…
Burr Oak Creek, Limestone Creek, Little Sandy Creek, Moorehouse
Creek, Beaver Creek, Big Sandy Creek, Spring Branch, Middle
Creek, Buffalo Creek, Big Timber Creek, Spring Creek, East Marsh
Creek, Walnut Creek, Elk Creek, Humphrey Branch Rose Creek,
Middle Limestone Creek, Advent Creek, Little Oak Creek, Lost
Creek,South Fork Big Sandy Creek, Dry Creek, White Rock Creek,
Cottonwood Creek, Liberty Creek and Oak Creek.
– Some locations that could experience flooding include…
Superior, Hebron, Deshler, Nelson, Lawrence, Davenport, Bruning,
Chester, Alexandria, Burr Oak, Hardy, Ruskin, Esbon, Carleton,
Byron, Hubbell, Oak, Belvidere, Gilead and Webber.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

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.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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