⚠️ Flood Watch – Phillips; Smith; Jewell; Rooks; Osborne; Mitchell; Valley; Greeley; Nance; Sherman; Howard; Merrick; Polk; Dawson; Buffalo; Hall; Hamilton; York; Gosper; Phelps; Kearney; Adams; Clay; Fillmore; Furnas; Harlan; Franklin; Webster; Nuckolls; Thayer – Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Flood Watch issued September 29 at 5:22AM CDT until October 1 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE…Portions of north central Kansas, including the following
counties, Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks and Smith and
Nebraska, including the following counties, Adams, Buffalo, Clay,
Dawson, Fillmore, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Greeley, Hall,
Hamilton, Harlan, Howard, Kearney, Merrick, Nance, Nuckolls,
Phelps, Polk, Sherman, Thayer, Valley, Webster and York.

* WHEN…From this evening through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– After a wet period last week with much of the area seeing 3 to 5
inches of rainfall, another prolonged light to moderate rain
event will impact the entire Watch area. Periodic showers are
expected today, but tonight into Thursday will be the primary
period to see heavier rain rates and excessive runoff, especially
Wednesday into Thursday. Another 3 to 5 inches of rain is
possible over the watch area.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

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.

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