⚠️ Flood Watch – Phillips; Smith; Rooks; Osborne; Dawson; Gosper; Phelps; Furnas; Harlan – Saturday, June 20, 2026

Flood Watch issued June 20 at 12:09PM CDT until June 21 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE…Portions of north central Kansas, including the following
counties, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks and Smith and south central
Nebraska, including the following counties, Dawson, Furnas, Gosper,
Harlan and Phelps.

* WHEN…From 7 PM CDT this evening through Sunday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Saturday evening through early Sunday morning, at least a few
rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rainfall are likely within the
Watch area. Portions of the Watch area are expected to receive at
least 1 to 3 inches of rain in a fairly short time, with
localized areas perhaps picking up 4 or more inches. As a result,
at least localized flooding or flash flooding issues are
expected.
– 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.