| Event | Flood Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Dundy; Hitchcock; Red Willow |
| Effective | 7/3/2026, 8:59:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/4/2026, 7:00:00 AM CDT |
Flood Watch issued July 3 at 7:59PM MDT until July 4 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Details
Rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches occurred in portions of southwest
Nebraska last night and early this morning. As a result, the area is
more susceptible to flash flooding. Thunderstorms have developed in
northeast Colorado and may bring additional heavy rain later this
evening and through the overnight hours.
* WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE…A portion of southwest Nebraska, including the following
counties, Dundy, Hitchcock and Red Willow.
* WHEN…Until 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ Saturday.
* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall moving across saturated ground
from previous rainfall.
Instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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